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06/03 08:55 CDT Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka goes out of the French Open after
quarterfinal defeat to Diana Shnaider
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka goes out of the French Open after quarterfinal
defeat to Diana Shnaider
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks
to lose 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 lto Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals on
Wednesday.
The four-time major winner Sabalenka led 4-1 in the second set and was two
points from victory when serving for the match at 5-4 before completely
collapsing against a player appearing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Sabalenka stood still and screamed loudly after losing a point to fall 0-30
down in the sixth game of the decider and, although she saved two match points
at 0-40 down, she lost the match when she sent a shot into the net.
Sabalenka showed similar nerves when she lost in last year's final to Coco
Gauff.
Earlier, Wednesday, Maja Chwalinska extended her remarkable French Open run by
beating No. 22-seeded Anna Kalinskaya 7-6 (3), 6-3 Wednesday. -__
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