Coco Gauff responded to Aryna Sabalenka's viral comments after defeating her in the women's singles final at Roland-Garros on Saturday.

The top-ranked tennis star, 27, faced an online backlash after she initially appeared to downplay the second-ranked Gauff’s 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 victory, which marked the first time an American has won a singles title at the French Open since Serena Williams did so in 2015.

Coco Gauff won her first French Open title over the weekend, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. She is the first American woman to win the title in a decade. Dan Wolken, a sports columnist for USA TODAY,