Aryna Sabalenka has crashed out of the French Open after a stunning collapse against Diana Shnaider on Court Philippe Chatrier.<\/p>\n
The world No 1 was 6-3 and 4-1 up and yet somehow ended up losing 6-3 5-7 0-6 as she lost 10 games in a row on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Russian deserves huge credit for going for broke and turning the match around, but Sabalenka\u2019s implosion was wholly unexpected.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old struggled a huge amount as the wind picked up in scenes reminiscent of her French Open<\/a> final loss to Coco Gauff<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n Right at the end of her match, 18-time major winner Chris Evert was completely stunned by the dramatic turnaround.<\/p>\n Roland Garros: Maja Chwalinska\u2019s first comments as \u2018crazy\u2019 run and WTA Rankings surge continue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Marta Kostyuk lambasts Russian players in strong comments before Mirra Andreeva Roland Garros clash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as\u00a0<\/span>a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n She said on TNT Sports\u2019 commentary,\u00a0\u201cI have never seen her be up a set and 4-1, playing pretty well and all of a sudden her game goes to demise. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis was her dream tournament; she has dreamt about this all year. All of a sudden she lost her feel. It is quite unbelievable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Former British No 1 Tim Henman admitted he was \u201cstaggered\u201d that Sabalenka had fallen apart in this manner, adding, \u201cTo lose 10 games in a row, she\u2019s had a bit of a meltdown there\u201d.<\/p>\n Evert added that this was one of the \u201cstrangest\u201d matches she had ever seen, while remarking that 22-year-old Shnaider was \u201chere to stay\u201d after reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final.<\/p>\n The seven-time French Open winner also felt that Sabalenka<\/a> needs to learn how to adjust her game when the elements go against her.<\/p>\n Evert said, \u201cI don\u2019t think she has learnt how to play in the wind. The wind requires footwork, adjustment steps around the ball, wind wreaks havoc on the ball. You have to wait to the last second to set your feet and hit the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n The American, who noted that Sabalenka began remonstrating with her team midway through the second set, then put forward a theory behind this collapse.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat about this? Five of the top seeds had lost. Maybe that was in the back of her mind, \u2018I have to win this now\u2019. There could be a million reasons why it wasn\u2019t her week,\u201d said Evert.<\/p>\n They weren\u2019t the only ones to be shocked by this turn of events. Gauff\u2019s former coach Brad Gilbert tweeted the \u201cwheels have come off\u201d for Sabalenka.<\/p>\n And tennis journalist and presenter Marcus Buckland said, \u201cCan\u2019t believe the meltdown we have just witnessed from the World number 1 here in a windy Paris. A set up and cruising, Aryna Sabalenka loses the plot completely \u2013 bageled in set 3. The shocks keep on coming!\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, 25th seed Shnaider will now face qualifier Maja Chwalinksa in their semi-final, with Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva set to lock horns in their last four encounter.<\/p>\n Either way, a new Grand Slam champion beckons on both the women\u2019s and men\u2019s tour in Paris.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Venus Williams makes shock admission about Serena Williams\u2019 return<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Chris Evert offers theory behind Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s French Open \u2018meltdown\u2019 after shock loss<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aryna Sabalenka has crashed out of the French Open after a stunning collapse against Diana Shnaider on Court Philippe Chatrier. The world No 1 was 6-3 and 4-1 up and yet somehow ended up losing 6-3 5-7 0-6 as she lost 10 games in a row on Wednesday afternoon. 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