With top contenders like defending champion Coco Gauff, four-time Roland Garros winner Iga Świątek, and world No. 2 Elena Rybakina having crashed out of the 2026 French Open, Aryna Sabalenka remained the clear favorite to clinch her maiden title at the Major.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka sees her French Open title hopes vanish as she unravels in a crushing quarter-final defeat by Diana Shnaider.

With top seed Aryna Sabalenka upset Wednesday at the French Open, the women's title is up for grabs. What went wrong for Sabalenka -- and who can win now.

Aryna Sabalenka seemed to have one foot in the Roland Garros semifinals at first. But after leading against 25th-seeded Russian Diana Shnaider, the world No.

Aryna Sabalenka thought the roof should have been closed on Philippe-Chatrier

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka lost in the quarterfinals; Flavio Cobolli’s thrilling comeback ousted Felix Auger-Aliassime; Matteo Berrettini retired; Joao Fonseca’s run ended; Maja Chwalińska reached her first Grand Slam semifinals.

Diana Shnaider pulled off one of the biggest upsets of this year’s Roland Garros, knocking Aryna Sabalenka out in the quarter-finals. Sabalenka had come into the tournament as a heavy favourite, especially after her main competition had already been eliminated.