Sabalenka Says She Wanted to Quit Tennis After French Open Upset Loss
Sabalenka made 57 unforced errors and lost 10 straight games after serving for the match, then said she wants to quit tennis.
- On Wednesday, top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka suffered a French Open quarterfinal exit at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris, losing to 25th-seeded Diana Shnaider in devastating fashion.
- After leading 6-3, 5-3 and serving for the match, Sabalenka collapsed spectacularly, losing 10 consecutive games. The defeat echoes her 2025 French Open final loss to Coco Gauff under similar circumstances.
- Sabalenka made 57 unforced errors compared to 26 from Shnaider, missing a crucial volley at 30-15 that would have given her match points. She later said, 'I got into a very deep, deep, dark hole.'
- Shnaider advances to Thursday's semifinal against 24-year-old Maja Chwalinska from Poland. Following the defeat, Sabalenka said she 'wants to quit tennis' and will take time to process her emotions.
- The other semifinal features Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk against Mirra Andreeva from Russia. Assuming Sabalenka returns, Wimbledon begins June 29 as the next major event on the calendar.
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Mega-Frust at Aryna Sabalenka! The number one tennis world expressed even thoughts of resignation after her surprising quarter finals at the French Open. She just "no thoughts, no feelings", said the top star from Belarus with tears in the eyes at the press conference: "I want to stop tennis right away, but let's see. In a few days we'll see. Hopefully I'll find myself mentally back again."Mental fell into a really deep hole"Sabalenka had recent…
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The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, number one in the world, was heartbroken after her elimination in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros at the hands of Russian Diana Shnaider (23rd in the WTA ranking). In post-partisan press conference, Sabalenka said that, during her confrontation with Shnaider, she fell into a tennis and mental hole that she couldn’t get out of. “I got into a hole from the end of the second set and I didn’t know how to get out. M…
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‘Just want to quit tennis’: Sabalenka’s shock Roland-Garros quarter-final defeat
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka lost her quarter-final match against Russian Diana Shnaider despite leading by a set and two breaks at one stage.
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