The women’s world No 1 tennis player says she was ‘super emotional’ after losing the French Open final to the American.

The Belarusian player says she assured Gauff that "she absolutely deserved to win the tournament and that I respect her"

French Open champion Coco Gauff is responding to her opponent Aryna Sabalenka's comments after the women's final on Saturday. After the game, Sabalenka told the press in part, "I think she won the match not because she played incredible; just because I made all of those mistakes ... kind of like from easy balls."