Aryna Sabalenka says she wants to 'quit tennis' after shock French Open defeat

Sabalenka 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 Sabalenka, who had already looked unsettled by the windy conditions, won only one of the next 12 games to crash to a 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat before stomping off court.

The Belarusian said after: "No thoughts, no emotions.

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"I just want to quit tennis right now. We’ll see in few days. Hopefully I’ll get back on track mentally."

It is only the second time in her last 14 grand slams that Sabalenka has failed to reach at least the semi-finals but it is the latest in a series of painful losses.

She said: "I guess mentally I got into a very deep, deep, dark hole over there, and I just couldn’t get back mentally on track.

"This is something that I actually have to step back and try to find a solution, because I just am so tired of me losing some matches not in the best way just because I was overemotional."

As to how she might get over the loss, Sabalenka added: "You know those rooms where you just go in and you smash everything. Probably I will spend a whole day tomorrow over there destroying stuff. Maybe it will help, maybe not."

Sabalenka's defeat means there is no player left in the women's tournament who has previously reached a grand slam final.

In a hugely unlikely semi-final, Shnaider will play Poland's Maja Chwalinska, who is two victories away from matching Emma Raducanu by winning a slam title as a qualifier.