Does she not know how to play in the wind?

Most top players know how to make those adjustments and are a bit more flexible, but she kept aiming for the lines, which I didn't think was very smart.

Then at 4-1 Diana started hitting those forehands down the lines, and she just went for broke.

She thought she was out of the match, and had nothing to lose.

She went for forehands down the line and just kept up the pace and never let up.

It was an unbelievable match; she is here to stay," pungkas Evert.

Mantan petenis nomor satu Inggris, Tim Henman, turut mengaku terkejut. Ia menyebut Sabalenka mengalami kehancuran mental di lapangan akibat kehilangan 10 gim beruntun.

Sementara itu, mantan pelatih Gauff, Brad Gilbert, melalui media sosialnya menyebut Sabalenka telah kehilangan kendali permainan.

Jurnalis dan pembawa acara tenis Marcus Buckland juga menyatakan ketidakpercayaannya atas runtuhnya permainan petenis nomor satu dunia tersebut di Paris.

Pertandingan berujung pada skor tanpa balas pada set ketiga.

"Can't 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 – bageled in set 3. The shocks keep on coming!"

tulis Buckland.

Kekalahan ini membuat Sabalenka melewatkan peluang besar di jalur undian yang relatif terbuka. Diana Shnaider kini dijadwalkan menghadapi pemain kualifikasi Maja Chwalinska di babak semifinal.

>>> Diana Shnaider Kalahkan Aryna Sabalenka di Perempat Final French Open

Partai semifinal lainnya akan mempertemukan Marta Kostyuk dan Mirra Andreeva.