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The world’s best-known Sabalenka claimed on Tuesday that her remarks at Roland-Garros after her defeat to Gauff were incorrect.

The Belarusian had suggested in her post-match press conference that Gauff’s performance was more a result of her own errors than Gauff’s.

After winning the opening set in a tiebreak, Sabalenka had already won the match, but Gauff came up with a stunning 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 comeback to win her second Grand Slam.

The 27-year-old admitted to making 70 unforced errors in the final and later claimed that Gauff won “not because she played incredible,]but because I made all of those mistakes,” which she has since regretted doing.

Sabalenka told Eurosport Germany, “That was just completely unprofessional of me.”

“I let my emotions control me.” I regret everything I said then. We all make mistakes, you may be aware. I’m just a human being still learning. We all go through those times when we lose our balance, in my opinion. However, I also want to mention that I wrote to Coco recently afterward.

She claimed she emailed Gauff to apologize and to “make sure she knew she deserved to win the tournament and that I respect her.”

Sabalenka continued, “I never intended to attack her.” At that press conference, I was “extremely emotional and illogical.” Not entirely grateful for what I did. It took me a while to reflect on it, examine it, and come to terms with it knowing. I gained a lot of insight into myself. Why did I fail so many finals?

Gauff defeated Sabalenka, a three-time major champion, in the US Open final in 2023, for which she also won the first set.

Sabalenka continued, “I kept getting so emotional.” So I gained a lot of knowledge. One thing is unrelated to everything: Regardless of whether I win or lose, I always treat my foes with great respect. Without that consideration, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Therefore, I learned a difficult but important lesson.

Prime Minister Modi made it clear to President Trump that there had never been discussions about India-U during this time. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a press release on Wednesday that the US is negotiating a trade deal with Pakistan.

“Talks for halting military action between India and Pakistan took place directly through the existing military channels and at Pakistan’s request.” Prime Minister Modi emphasized that India has never accepted mediation and has never will.

After Modi was unable to attend the G7 summit in Canada, Misri claimed that the two leaders had a phone conversation late on Tuesday at Trump’s request. The call was made for 35 minutes.

Trump had earlier claimed last month that talks between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors reached a ceasefire after the US mediated negotiations and that the hostilities came to an end when he urged the nations to trade instead of fight.

The White House did not respond to the call between Modi and Trump right away.

Pakistan has previously stated that a ceasefire was reached after its military responded to a call made by the Indian military on May 7.

Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s foreign minister, refuted claims that Washington mediated the truce and insisted that Islamabad had independent acting in an interview with Al Jazeera in May.

An April 22 attack in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, that claimed the lives of 26 civilians, almost all of whom were tourists, on April 22 set off the conflict between India and Pakistan. Islamabad refuted the claim that India had blamed armed organizations it claimed to support.

India launched missile strikes on several locations in Pakistan and Kashmir, all of which were hit by the Indian missiles on May 7. The two nations exchanged air attacks and artillery over the course of three days, striking each other’s bases.

In the Indian attacks, Pakistan claimed at least 51 people were killed, including 11 soldiers and a number of children.

According to the Indian military, at least five of the country’s military personnel died during Operation Sindoor, which started the cross-border bombings.

In their FIFA Club World Cup encounter at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, United States, Sergio Ramos resurrected the years to score a brilliant header to seal a 1-1 draw for Monterrey.

In the 25th minute of their Group E game, the former Spain and Real Madrid defender overran the Inter defenders to score the winning goal, much to the delight of the tens of thousands of Monterrey fans who had gathered at the famed venue in Southern California on Tuesday.

In the 42nd minute, Spanish giants Inter put a superbly crafted team goal together with Lautaro Martinez’ tap in from close range from a Carlos Augusto pass.

On the fourth day of the club competition, Ramos’ goal and subsequent celebrations, both from the player and Monterrey fans, were in the spotlight.

The Monterrey captain said after the game, “There is always joy to contribute to the team by scoring, but if we can get points, that’s even better.”

“Our team played very well,” he said. Football obviously highlights the goal, but we’re here to share this knowledge.

In the second half, both teams had plenty of chances to take the lead, but a Martinez strike was flagged as offside in the 68th minute.

Inter, who lost to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on May 31 and welcomed new manager Cristian Chivu, had a difficult draw.

In the final moments of the game, Ramos, 39, claimed his team lacked energy.

We created a lot of chances for the majority of this match, but we don’t have much energy right now,” he said.

River Plate, who defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 in the previous game in Seattle, leads the group by one point each with Monterrey and Inter.

The Argentinian club won their first match against Japan with ease thanks to goals from Facundo Colidio (12 minutes), Sebastian Driussi (48 minutes), and Maximiliano Meza (73 minutes). However, the team lost their forward due to an ankle injury while registering the second goal.

Urawa was briefly re-engaged in the game after Yusuke Matsuo’s 58th-minute penalty was successfully converted, but Meza’s goal 15 minutes later cementing River Plate’s lead once more.

Inter take on Urawa on Saturday for the second matchday of the group, while Monterrey takes on River Plate.

Brazilian Serie A side Fluminense held to a goalless draw at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Tuesday, while South African Mamelodi Sundowns defeated South Korean side Ulsan HD 1-0 in Orlando, Florida.

In the 36th minute, Mamelodi, who now has three points, scored Iqraam Rayners. Fluminense and Dortmund each receive one point each.