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Shock Exit for World No. 1 Sabalenka at Roland-Garros

World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shocking quarterfinal exit at Roland-Garros, completely collapsing against Russian Diana Shnaider after taking a strong lead.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka saw her dreams of a first Paris title crushed in the quarterfinals by Diana Shnaider. Sabalenka won the first set and even secured two breaks in the second before experiencing a dramatic and total collapse on the court. djcc.club

Shnaider, who holds much more modest career accolades, capitalized on the world number one's sudden loss of form. She turned the match around to win 3-6, 7-5, 6-0, securing a remarkable and highly unexpected victory.