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World number one Aryna Sabalenka saw her French Open title hopes vanish as she completely unravelled in a crushing quarter-final defeat by Diana Shnaider in yet another shock result at this year’s tournament.<\/b><\/p>\n

Sabalenka, a beaten finalist at Roland Garros last year, was 6-3 4-1 up before the momentum suddenly shifted and sparked an extraordinary comeback from Shnaider.<\/p>\n

The Russian 25th seed, playing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final, reeled off 12 of the final 13 games to win 3-6 7-5 6-0 and complete a monumental upset.<\/p>\n

Sabalenka had been the only Grand Slam singles champion remaining in an open women’s draw and was the heavy favourite for the title.<\/p>\n

Her defeat means Russian eighth seed Mirra Andreeva is the highest-ranked player left in the women’s draw.<\/p>\n

Windy conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier wreaked havoc with Sabalenka’s powerful hitting and the Belarusian committed 57 unforced errors.<\/p>\n

She was quick to voice her frustration as her performance dropped off, throwing her arms up, letting out guttural roars and unleashing her fury on her team.<\/p>\n

It was reminiscent of her defeat in last year’s final, when Sabalenka tallied a huge 70 unforced errors and let a one-set lead slip against Coco Gauff.<\/p>\n

“Honestly I am speechless,” Shnaider said in her post-match interview.<\/p>\n

“She is the world number one, so I was just trying to do my best. I had to fight for every point.”<\/p>\n

Shnaider will face qualifier Maja Chwalinska in a semi-final few would have predicted, after the Pole defeated Anna Kalinskaya earlier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Andreeva will face in-form 15th seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in the other semi-final on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Like Jannik Sinner in the men’s draw, Sabalenka was the favourite to win a maiden French Open title this year.<\/p>\n

With four-time winner Iga Swiatek and reigning champion Coco Gauff knocked out relatively early, Sabalenka had her best chance to win a first Grand Slam away from the hard courts of New York and Melbourne.<\/p>\n

But Sabalenka – like Sinner in his second-round defeat by Juan Manuel Cerundolo -surrendered a huge lead in yet another massive upset at this year’s Roland Garros.<\/p>\n

While Sinner struggled with cramping and dizziness in sweltering heat, Sabalenka only had herself to blame as she failed to adapt to the blustery conditions for a second year in a row.<\/p>\n

Losses for Sinner, Sabalenka, Gauff and Novak Djokovic among others mean this is the first Grand Slam since the 1977 French Open that a former major champion has not featured in either the men’s or women’s semi-finals.<\/p>\n

From complete control in the opening set and the start of the second, the 28-year-old Sabalenka faltered as Shnaider began to find her rhythm.<\/p>\n

The left-hander caused all sorts of problems for the top seed with blistering forehand winners as Sabalenka struggled to put the ball in the court.<\/p>\n

Losing the final set without winning a game was a sorry end, and Sabalenka made a hasty retreat off court after hugging Shnaider at the net.<\/p>\n

Sabalenka will now be left to rue another missed opportunity – she has four major titles to her name but that is a puzzling return given she has reached the semi-finals in 12 of her past 13 Slam appearances.<\/p>\n

In January’s Australian Open final, she was 3-0 up in the deciding set before Elena Rybakina fought back to deny the Belarusian a third Melbourne title.<\/p>\n

Now another major has slipped away from the world number one’s grasp in a tournament that has been full of surprises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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