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Title favourite Sabalenka lets another Slam opportunity slip from her grasp
Key takeaways
- Aryna Sabalenka suffered her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2024 French Open, when she also lost in the quarter-finals
- The world number one has been left licking her wounds after a chastening 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat by Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarter-finals.
- The Belarusian has been the dominant force in women's tennis for the past two years, pummelling opponents on the way to 11 WTA titles and a 93-week stint at the top of the rankings.
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Aryna Sabalenka suffered her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2024 French Open, when she also lost in the quarter-finals
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Roland Garros Published13 minutes ago Aryna Sabalenka would not say it, but there is an inescapable feeling that another golden opportunity to add to her dynasty has slipped through her fingers in Paris.
The world number one has been left licking her wounds after a chastening 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat by Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarter-finals.
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