Pakistan, June 4 -- Aryna Sabalenka's French Open hopes were blown away in a stunning quarter-final loss to Diana Shnaider. The world number one was the steady presence in a tournament full of shocks and looked to be easing through to the last four when she led by a set and 4-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier.

But the blustery conditions, which frequently made the players pause to wipe clay from their eyes, had already caused Sabalenka problems, and those only increased.

Russian Shnaider, seeded 25th, played intelligently in the biggest match of her career, repeatedly asking questions of Sabalenka, and the Belarusian simply did not have the answers.

Sabalenka lost 11 of the last 12 games, her frustration threatening to boil over completely,...