New Delhi, June 3 -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka's hopes of capturing her maiden French Open crown came to a surprising end on Wednesday after she suffered a dramatic quarter-final defeat to Russian 25th seed Diana Shnaider.

Sabalenka appeared to be in complete control after taking the opening set and establishing a double-break advantage, but her game unraveled amid a flurry of unforced errors. She eventually succumbed 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 in challenging windy conditions on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

With the victory, Shnaider advanced to the semi-finals, where she will meet Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska on Thursday. The winner of that contest will face either Marta Kostyuk or Mirra Andreeva in Sunday's championship match.

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