French Open 2026: Diana Shnaider stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka
What's the story
In one of the greatest upsets, Diana Shnaider beat top seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the 2026 French Open semi-final. Shnaider bounced back after losing the first set to win the women's singles quarter-final 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The match that ran for over two hours saw Shnaider reach her maiden Grand Slam semi-final. Here are the key stats.
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Contrasting numbers
As mentioned, Shnaider has reached her maiden semi-final at Grand Slams. Her previous best was a fourth-round finish at the 2024 US Open. The Russian player is now 7-3 at Roland Garros and 18-11 at Grand Slams. Meanwhile, Sabalenka was the 2025 Roland Garros runner-up. Sabalenka is now 26-9 at the French Open and 110-28 at Grand Slams.
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Key records made by Shnaider
Shnaider became the fourth player since the WTA Rankings were published in 1975 to claim a Grand Slam third-set 6-0 against the World No. 1 after Steffi Graf (RG 1995), Serena Williams (AO 2005) and Maria Sharapova (US Open 2006). Shnaider became the third women's singles Major semi-finalist among players born since 2004 along with Mirra Andreeva (born in 2007) and Coco Gauff (2004).