Paris ¨C Aryna Sabalenka said she fell into a ¡°deep, dark hole¡± during her three-set?loss to Russian ?Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, after the world No. 1 let her opportunities slip in the second set.
The Belarusian handled the blustery conditions to win the opening set, forged a commanding lead in the second and was two points away from victory?when the contest began to turn, and ?Shnaider won the last 10 games to prevail 3-6, 7-5, 6-0.
Sabalenka said she had no thoughts, ?felt ?no emotions and wanted to ¡°quit tennis right now¡± in the aftermath of the ?defeat, as the four-time?Grand Slam champion hoped to get back on track mentally in the next few weeks.
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