Rolling report: Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka meet for the US Open title at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Follow all the action with Bryan Armen Graham
“He doesn’t want me to tell you about that, but he got caught in 4K. He thinks he’s so hard. Thank you guys. You believed in me from the beginning. I’ve been coming to this tournament . My dad took me to this tournament sitting right there watching Venus and Serena compete, so it’s really incredible to be on this stage.”“Honestly, thank you to the people who didn’t believe in me. A month ago I won a 500 title and people said I wouldn’t stop at that.
The Belarusian reflects on her career-best season, which included her first grand slam title and culminates on Monday when she rises to No 1 in the world rankings. But she says that she’s most proud of how she’s been able to control her emotions and focus on the result and not the ranking. She breaks down in tears near the end, apologizing for her parents to the result, but is sent off with more roars from the crowd., then makes it to her feet to meet Sabalenka for a handshake near her chair. She shakes the chair umpire’s hand, still ugly-crying, then makes a direct line across the court to her player box as continuous applause cascades down from the upper reaches of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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