Shnaider Stuns No. 1 Sabalenka 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 for Earliest Grand Slam Exit Since 2024
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Shnaider Stuns No. 1 Sabalenka 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 for Earliest Grand Slam Exit Since 2024
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Summary
No. 25 seed Diana Shnaider overturned a 3-6, 1-4 deficit to beat Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 in the French Open quarterfinals, handing the world No. 1 her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2024.
Windy conditions again unsettled Sabalenka in Paris, and her level collapsed after she moved within one game of victory; she finished with a bagel set against her for the first time since Dubai in February 2024.
Shnaider seized control from the baseline, especially with her forehand, winning 10 of the last 11 games as Sabalenka's errors mounted and the crowd turned on the top seed after a racket throw.
The 22-year-old Russian now faces Poland's Maja Chwalińska in the semifinals, with Sabalenka's loss also ending her latest bid for a first Grand Slam title away from hard courts.