{"id":1971683,"date":"2026-06-04T11:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1971683"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:12:40","slug":"aryna-sabalenka-told-she-lacked-humility-in-french-open-collapse-by-tennis-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1971683","title":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka told she &#8216;lacked humility&#8217; in French Open collapse by tennis great"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Aryna Sabalenka told she \u2018lacked humility\u2019 in French Open collapse by tennis great<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm 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!text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Aryna Sabalenka with Justine Henin inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Tennis legend Justine Henin has assessed that Aryna Sabalenka \u201clacked a bit of humility\u201d in her shock defeat to Diana Shnaider at the 2026 French Open.<\/p>\n<p>World No 1 Sabalenka collapsed to a 6-3, 5-7, 0-6 loss to 23rd-ranked Shnaider in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In a match played in strong winds, Sabalenka looked on course for a comfortable win when she was up a double break at 4-1 in the second set.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time Grand Slam champion then led 5-3 after Shnaider earned one break back, but she inexplicably lost the next 10 games from this position.<\/p>\n<p>In the deciding set, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Sabalenka<\/a> committed 17 unforced errors and won only 14 of the 44 points as her 22-year-old Russian opponent surged to the biggest win of her career.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka was the heavy favourite to win her maiden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/french-open\">Roland Garros<\/a> title heading into the quarter-finals after Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff \u2014 the other top four seeds \u2014 all fell before the last eight.<\/p>\n<h2>French Open News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-shock-exit-smash-everything-claim-french-open\"><strong>Aryna Sabalenka facing a huge crisis after French Open shocker left big question marks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/points-dropped-aryna-sabalenka-prize-money-earned-roland-garros\"><strong>Points dropped by Aryna Sabalenka and prize money earned at Roland Garros<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Henin, who won the French Open four times, gave her reaction to Sabalenka\u2019s alarming collapse on\u00a0<em>France Televisions.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was unable to get into the match. She lacked a bit of humility at that moment,\u201d said the former world No 1 (translated from French).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChampions always have this mix of pride and ego, which allows them to get out of very complex situations, but also often a great deal of humility to be able to get into that fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the third set, she was unable to get back on track, to accept that she had lost that second set, to get back into the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian added: \u201cIf a screenwriter had offered us the chance to write this Roland Garros, it would never have been believable, we would never have accepted it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the same channel, former world No 11 Alize Cornet offered a blunt verdict on Sabalenka\u2019s performance in the third set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeyond the shock of seeing Sabalenka eliminated in the quarter-finals, it\u2019s also the way the match unfolded,\u201d said the Frenchwoman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was leading 6-3, 5-3, she served for the match, she had an easy volley that she missed, and from then on, she completely collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say that third set wasn\u2019t worthy of a world number one. It\u2019s true that Shnaider\u2019s level increased, she was aggressive, she hit a lot of winners, but we saw far too many unforced errors from Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in the end, the best player prevailed, but what an incredible turn of events!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-deserves-an-apology-from-roland-garros-after-her-treatment-in-the-quarter-final\">Aryna Sabalenka deserves an apology from Roland Garros after her treatment in the quarter-final<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aryna Sabalenka told she \u2018lacked humility\u2019 in French Open collapse by tennis great Ewan West 04 Jun 2026 12:12 PM Aryna Sabalenka with Justine Henin inset Tennis legend Justine Henin has assessed that Aryna Sabalenka \u201clacked a bit of humility\u201d in her shock defeat to Diana Shnaider at the 2026 French Open. 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