Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAryna Sabalenka is out of the French Open (Getty)World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka has been knocked out of the French Open after losing in the quarter-finals to Diana Shnaider on Wednesday.Sabalenka was the heavy favourite against the No 25 seed from Russia and appeared on course for victory when she won the opening set 6-3 and then went a break up in the second set.However, Shnaider fought back, winning the second set 7-5 to force a decider in blustery conditions at Roland Garros.Shnaider then dominated the final set, winning it without dropping a game, to complete a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 victory.Shnaider is now into the French Open semi-finals where she will face Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska, who beat Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya earlier on Wednesday.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Aryna Sabalenka crashes out of French Open after shock loss to Russian star
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAryna Sabalenka is out of the French Open (Getty)World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka has been knocked out of the French Open after losing in the quarter-finals to Diana Shnaider on Wednesday.Sabalenka was the heavy favourite against the No 25 seed from Russia and appeared on course for victory when she won the opening set 6-3 and then went a break up in the second set.However, Shnaider fought back, winning the second set 7-5 to force a decider in blustery conditions at Roland Garros.Shnaider then dominated the final set, winning it without dropping a game, to complete a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 victory.Shnaider is now into the French Open semi-finals where she will face Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska, who beat Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya earlier on Wednesday.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
