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src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3EKR1NW-1-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: A dejected Aryna Sabalenka during her French Open loss\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                A dejected Aryna Sabalenka during her French Open loss                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s defeat to Diana Shnaider was one of the shocks of Roland Garros so far, as the World No. 1 capitulated in the wind against the Russian star.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka took a 6-3, 4-1 lead against Shnaider, but a stunning comeback saw her lose 10 games in a row as she was bagelled in a deciding set.<\/p>\n<p>The World No. 1 struggled to deal with windy conditions on Philippe-Chatrier, but it was perhaps her mental fragility that was her real undoing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-unhappy-with-key-roland-garros-decision-during-her-shock-exit\">Sabalenka complained about the lack of roof closure at Roland Garros<\/a> following her match as wind speeds hit 35 miles per hour during her defeat.<\/p>\n<p>To compound Sabalenka\u2019s misery, the roof was eventually closed during Flavio Cobolli\u2019s four set victory against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the following match.<\/p>\n<h2>More Roland Garros news<\/h2>\n<p><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><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-roland-garros-collapse-diana-shnaider-justine-henin-alize-cornet\">Aryna Sabalenka told she \u2018lacked humility\u2019 in French Open collapse by tennis great<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F2uV1OQJPto\" target=\"_blank\">Nothing Major<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/sam-querrey\">Sam Querrey<\/a> believes Sabalenka\u2019s call for the roof to be closed was right and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Roland Garros<\/a> should have made that decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving said that, I wish when the weather was windy and cold, just close the roof,\u201d said the former American pro, citing quality issues for the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c15,000 fans in there have paid money to watch your sport,\u201d continued Querrey. \u201cMake sure they are comfortable too! Close the roof!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Querrey\u2019s co-host, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Steve-Johnson\">Steve Johnson<\/a>, was in agreement and believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\">Sabalenka<\/a> has every right to feel hard done by by the Roland Garros organisers.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cI get it \u2013 it\u2019s an outdoor tournament, and you are supposed to play in the elements, but from a standpoint of playing, it\u2019s so much better indoors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those views echo what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/french-open\/john-mcenroe-suggests-roland-garros-made-a-mistake-for-felix-auger-aliassime-and-flavio-cobollis-semi-final\">John McEnroe stated, as he called for the Roland Garros roof to be closed<\/a> during the first set between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Felix-Auger-ALiassime\">Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/flavio-cobolli\">Cobolli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Roland Garros has been hit with extreme weather at this year\u2019s Grand Slam and it has ultimately been the undoing of many of the top players.<\/p>\n<p>While Sabalenka\u2019s time in the competition came to an end in heavy winds, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner\u2019s<\/a> campaign came to an end during the first week\u2019s intense heat.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian was essentially melted in the sun as fatigue set in while he, like Sabalenka, was in the ascendency.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner was two sets and two breaks up against Juan Manuel Cerundolo, but exhaustion allowed the Argentine to complete an unlikely comeback.<\/p>\n<p>With two very different extremes in weather over the last two weeks, it\u2019s yet another reminder of just how difficult it is to claim a major tournament these days.<\/p>\n<p>Eight unlikely players have managed the weather better than some of the very best and Roland Garros will claim a brand-new champion on both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s draw.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s defeat to Diana Shnaider prompts calls for radical Roland Garros rule change Liam McMillen 04 Jun 2026 3:00 PM A dejected Aryna Sabalenka during her French Open loss Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s defeat to Diana Shnaider was one of the shocks of Roland Garros so far, as the World No. 1 capitulated in the wind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1972068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1972068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1972068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1972068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1972068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}