Sabalenka suffers stunning collapse in French Open quarterfinal loss to Shnaider
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Giri Nathan
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Summary
Aryna Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed in women's singles, suffered a dramatic collapse in the French Open quarterfinal against Diana Shnaider. After leading 6-3, 4-1 and being up 30-0 in her service game, Sabalenka lost control of the match, winning only one more game. She had a chance to serve it out at 5-4 and was within two points of victory, but after missing a putaway volley, she mentally collapsed and lost the match. This follows a similar collapse by men's No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner a week earlier, marking a bizarre pattern of top seeds faltering at Roland-Garros.
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Sabalenka was up 6-3, 4-1 on Diana Shnaider in Wednesday's quarterfinal, and leading her service game 30-0.
She had a chance to serve it out at 5-4, and got within two points of victory, but after missing a putaway volley, she spiritually vanished from the premises.
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