Seeing Gauff and Swiatek finally interact intimately on social media, and the American girl writing a sincere "thank you", it also means that the "slip of the tongue storm" that occurred in Sabalenka at the French Open has turned the page.
World No. 1 Sabalenka and world No. 2 Gauff met in the French Open final this year, and such a lineup is also considered to be an absolute top match, so many people directly ignore Swiatek's loss to the Belarusian girl in the semifinals, and put all the attention on Sabalenka and Gauff to see who will win the French Open for the first time in the end.
But in the end, it was Sabalenka's output remarks after the loss that Swiatek broke into everyone's field of vision.
"If Swiatek had beaten me in the semi-finals, I think she would have won in the finals today." After Sabalenka was reversed by Gauff to lose the title, her emotions at the award ceremony were a little wrong, not only blaming the loss for other reasons, but also rarely bursting into tears on the spot. Therefore, when Belarus said this, many people expressed shock, and also regarded it as a "serious slip of the tongue" after Sabalenka's emotions lost control, otherwise how could the world No. 1, who has always been generous and decent, and can afford to let go? Moreover, suddenly mentioning Swiatek, and the words seem to imply that Gauff won the French Open this time with some luck, this is not nothing to look for, let outsiders see the excitement is not a big deal!
For Gauff, when he lifted the championship trophy one second, his face was still full of joy, and the next second he was embarrassed by the opponent saying this.
I thought that the American girl would not pay attention to this matter, but I didn't expect Gauff to be a very character girl, and she didn't choose to forbear, but was directly tough.
"No matter who my opponent is, I think I have a good chance of winning, and I definitely have that belief. If you ask me who I would most like to fight against, I'd say Swiatek. Gauff said at the time that she was not afraid of any opponent, even against Sabalenka's Swiatek in the final, and was confident of beating her to win the title, because she had just beaten the clay queen not long ago, and of course she was also confident of beating her again at the French Open. Of course, the American girl also emphasized that she did not mean to belittle Swiatek by saying this, but just to talk about the facts.
After Gauff's words came out, it also made Swiatek's supporters speechless and helpless, and some people bluntly said, "What kind of war of words between you and the emperor is your business, why do you need to involve the innocent Iga in it, what does it matter to the Polish girl, it really makes people see what it means to sit at home, and the disaster comes from heaven!" ”
The "oral incident" caused by Sabalenka, as it continues to ferment in public opinion, has also been speculated by many people that Gauff's remarks that do not show weakness at all may affect the relationship between her and Swiatek, "Everyone is a sister in the tennis world, and they don't see each other when they look down, how embarrassing it will be to meet in the future." ”
Unexpectedly, the follow-up development of things directly subverted many people's cognition. In the side story, Swiatek sends her best wishes directly to Gauff as if nothing had happened, wishing her a French Open victory.
The Polish girl's operation made many people praise her, and some people bluntly said that who changed this matter, even if she was generous, it is estimated that she will be depressed for a while, "But she sent her blessings to Fumei as soon as she was fine, and this pattern is convincing!" ”
After Swiatek's blessing arrived as soon as possible, Gauff reacted very quickly, and directly and sweetly replied to the Polish girl with a "thank you".
"Thank you, Igah, and Roland Garros! It was an unforgettable time, both on and off the pitch, with some great challenges and high level of play. I'm very proud of what I've done with my team and I, and I've learned a lot from it. Every year in Paris gives me a new energy for the rest of the season. That being said, I'm about to start preparing for the grass season too! Gauff thanked Swiatek and talked about how important and memorable this year's French Open experience was to him. Many people said with emotion that fortunately, this matter turned over so quickly, and it did not affect the relationship between Swiatek and Gauff, if it evolved into another palace scheming in the tennis world, it is estimated that the initiator Sabalenka was also very guilty, but he didn't expect his unintentional words to cause such a big storm on the public opinion side.
After the Sabalen's slip of the tongue incident, after the interaction between Swiatek and Gauff was completely over, some people said that this incident also gave the Belarusian girl a wake-up call in disguise, you must stay calm and emotionally restrained at all times, otherwise you will really offend people and cause unnecessary trouble to yourself, "You should take this as a warning!" ”(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)