Aryna Sabalenka will not allow her emotions to get the better of her at Wimbledon, after acknowledging she "completely lost it" during the French Open final.

Sabalenka has lost both grand slam finals in 2025, going down to Madison Keys at the Australian Open in January and losing to Coco Gauff at Roland-Garros earlier this month.

In that latter match, Sabalenka raced into a 4-1 lead before taking the opening set, but she capitulated from there and was beaten 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4.

Having committed 70 unforced errors to Gauff's 30, Sabalenka described her performance as "terrible" and suggested Gauff had not needed to play well to win.

But speaking on the eve of her first-round matchup with Carson Branstine at SW19, Sabalenka said she has moved on from the defeat.

"Honestly, I'm kind of glad what happened to me in Paris, because I was able to learn a lot," she told reporters. "I was able to sit back and be open to myself, not just to ignore some things. I really hope it will never happen again."

Sabalenka apologised to Gauff after her post-match comments were seen by some as playing down the American's success, and she says there is no bad blood between the players.

"I've always been really good with Coco," the world number one added. "I really didn't want to offend her. I was just completely upset with myself, and emotions got over me. 

"I just completely lost it. I did what I did. I get what I deserve, I believe. It was a tough time for me. The lesson is learned. This time, the emotions took over me. In the finals or semi-finals, sometimes I can get over-emotional. I would like to improve that.

"I would like to stick to the same mentality I have during the tournament, because I believe I get over-emotional at the last stages of tournaments because I have this desire to win."

After the defeat, Sabalenka sought the advice of 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic, who told her it is normal for a fierce competitor to lose their cool after a loss.

"It's amazing to hear the opinions of such a legend," she said. "We were just chatting about stuff that I'm struggling with a little bit. I'm really thankful for the advice he gave me."

Sabalenka could join Evonne Goolagong (in 1972), Chris Evert (1984), Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (1995), Venus Williams (2002) and Justine Henin (2006) as the only women to lose three grand slam finals in a single season.

However, her 42 wins this year are still the most recorded by anyone on the WTA Tour, with 35 of those triumphs arriving in straight sets.