Sun, sand and acai bowls: Scenes from Aryna Sabalenka's Mykonos vacation

After losing the Roland Garros final to Coco Gauff from a set ahead, Aryna Sabalenka vowed that she "already had a flight booked to Mykonos" in an effort to "forget" her disappointment at losing a second Grand Slam final to her American rival.

And while the world No. 1 (seemlingly) didn't make good on a promise to soothe her post-defeat heartbreak with "tequila and gummy bears," her social media activity says she certainly understood the assignment as far as "swimming and be[ing] a tourist for a few days" was concerned.

Her mid-season vacation with boyfriend Giorgos Fragkoulis was full of sun, sand and scenic views, as well as good food and books on the beach.

See the sun-soaked scenes in the lovebirds' Instagram photo dumps below.

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But while Sabalenka relaxed away from prying eyes, some of her other post-defeat comments continued to get high-profile play in the press.

Her off-the-cuff press-conference claims that she played "terrible tennis," and that Iga Swiatek would've beaten Gauff in the final, were a centerpiece of discussion from *Good Morning America* to sports talk shows. While Gauff took the high road, repeatedly, in responding to the line of questioning, Sabalenka was forced to issue a statement in an effort to stem the tide of public opinion before her out-of-office stint.

"You all know me ... I'm always going to be honest and human in how I process these moments," she wrote in an Instagram story the day after the final. "I made over 70 unforced errors, so I can't pretend it was a great day for me."

"But both things can be true," she added. "I didn't play my best, and Coco stepped up and played with poise and purpose."

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The top seed at the Berlin Tennis Open, Sabalenka, who was forced to miss Wimbledon last year with a shoulder injury, will begin her grass-court season against Swiss Rebeka Masarova on Wednesday. She and Gauff, the No. 2 seed, could meet again in the final.