Aryna Sabalenka wasn't going to make the same mistake she did the last time she lost in a Grand Slam tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka said she did not want to "face that hate again" as she praised her Wimbledon conqueror Amanda Anisimova on Thursday - in stark contrast to her attitude following the French Open final when she was anything but complimentary about Coco Gauff.

When the Wimbledon Championships started in early July, 23 of the 64 total seeded players lost against their opponents in the first round of men’s and women’s singles. This was a record since the tournament began seeding 32 players per division in 2001, according to The Associated Press.

Coco Gauff has become just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the championship at the French Open.

America's best shot on the women's side at Wimbledon is heading home after her first match in London. Second-seeded Coco Gauff, who won the French Open last month in capturing her second major, was ousted by Dayana Yastremska in straight sets 7-6,

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka have come together amid all of the French Open drama between the two earlier this month.

Aryna Sabalenka said she has apologized to Coco Gauff after dismissing Gauff's first French Open title and regrets comments she made after the final.

By Christian Radnedge LONDON (Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka may well have lost to 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund in their Wimbledon quarter-final on Tuesday had the Belarusian not had a period of reflection following her French Open final defeat last month.