Aryna Sabalenka SHOCKED by Diana Shnaider 😱 TNT Crew Reacts 🎾 2026 Roland Garros

[0:05] It's over under champion falls. [0:14] This time it's Arena Sabalenka at Roland Garros. [0:24] Reputations last exactly as long as your footing. [0:27] Those seeds they are merely suggestions. [0:31] It is the clay that makes the decisions. [0:33] Today Sabalenka arrived with expectation. [0:37] Schneider arrived with freedom. [0:39] And as the wind began to blow in Chatelier, so did the future of this match. [0:45] What seemed like a foregone conclusion, it was supposed to be tour-level win 400 for Sabalenka. [0:51] Another trip to the semifinals. [0:54] She was our last hope of having some semblance of normalcy. [0:58] Well, Sabalenka's winning. [0:59] Not anymore. [1:01] Shocker here in the quarterfinals. [1:03] Schneider pulls off the upset. [1:05] You can't believe it as she moves on to the semifinals. [1:08] It was her first Grand Slam quarterfinals. [1:11] It was the first time she ever played a number one, Sloan. [1:14] How did this just happen? [1:16] She didn't play like it. [1:17] She played like she knew exactly what she was doing. [1:20] She did well to bide her time and get herself into the match. [1:23] I said at the beginning that I thought that if she could work her way into the match and play with her and frustrate her enough by making enough balls, [1:30] making her play by using all of the different strengths that she has by the topspin forehand, moving the angles on the court. [1:36] She started serving a little bit wider. [1:38] She started taking the ball off the court more. [1:40] If she could get into a rhythm to do that, she was going to be dangerous today. [1:44] And today, in the second set, it got a little bit close, and she was able to utilize that. [1:48] And I think that really just took Sabi off the edge. [1:51] Carol, let's go through the highlights. [1:52] For Sabalenka, the first half, the best of times. [1:55] The second half, the worst of times. [1:56] Yeah, as Sloan was saying, we came into this match expecting big things from Sabalenka, and she came out firing. [2:05] It was windy out there. [2:06] You could see the wind swirling as this match progressed, but Sabalenka was really hitting through the wind, [2:12] and she was hitting aggressive shots with the forehand, with the backhand. [2:16] She was moving a lot into the net. [2:18] She was playing aggressive and playing her game. [2:20] She was up 5-1. [2:22] She had set points. [2:24] And then you could just start seeing the wind was starting to really bother her. [2:28] And she won on her second or third set points. [2:31] She won, and she won the first set 6-3. [2:34] Then you thought, all right, she's getting used to these conditions. [2:37] Everything is going smoothly. [2:38] Sabalenka is up 3-1. [2:42] She wins this great point here. [2:44] She lets out a big roar, and it's 4-1. [2:47] You think, all right, she lost her serve at 4-1 to 4-2. [2:51] Then she has break points to go up 5-2. [2:54] She loses that. [2:55] It's 4-3. [2:56] She saves break points. [2:57] It's going back and forth, and she's up 5-3, and she cannot close out the match. [3:01] And then Schneider just starts really clawing her way back in, [3:06] and it just seemed like Schneider had more of a game plan, [3:09] and Sabalenka was getting more and more nervous and annoyed and looking up at her box. [3:14] You could feel the confidence transfer across the court. [3:17] You could. [3:17] And in this game right here, Schneider won the first game, [3:20] and then in the second game, they went back and forth. [3:21] There was a lot of great points saved, and there was a lot of game points. [3:26] And then in the end, it just felt like Sabalenka's belief just vanished. [3:30] She was playing very stale. [3:32] Her footwork wasn't working anymore, [3:34] and then it just looked like it was one-way traffic for Schneider. [3:38] Sabalenka just looked like, all right, I know that this is not going to be my day, [3:42] and she disappeared. [3:43] It reminded me a little bit of the finals last year against Cocoa Golf, [3:46] where she came out, won the first set. [3:49] It was windy. [3:49] It was in great conditions, and she just disappeared, [3:52] and you can see how happy Schneider is there. [3:55] I mean, what a win for her. [3:56] Two sides of the coin, that horrible nightmare that was the Cocoa Golf final [4:00] with the wind swirling, but then also, this is a career moment, [4:04] the career moment for Deanne Schneider. [4:06] An incredible moment for her, and we all hope for these moments [4:10] and are excited for these moments. [4:12] We thought Sabi was a clear favorite on this side, but that's tennis, [4:15] and that's the wind gods that we're speaking today, helping her out. [4:18] That's the court today, all of the things, [4:20] and you can only be happy for a player like this who's worked so hard. [4:23] She's had so many great results, and today it really showed, [4:25] and it's always amazing to beat a number one player in the world. [4:28] It's always a huge accomplishment, but to do it like that [4:31] and really dig deep after being down as set in 4-1, [4:34] it doesn't happen very often, so to be able to come back and do that [4:36] and have the best win of your career [4:38] and make your first semifinal of a major is truly incredible. [4:41] Schneider upset Sabalenka. [4:43] Walenska comes through as a qualifier. [4:46] That part of the draw, wild, the bottom, makes a little bit more sense. [4:50] Schneider on the mic afterwards, soaking it all in at Chatelier. [4:57] Diana, massive congratulations to you. [5:00] Those six words are engraved in the stadium. [5:03] Victory belongs to the most tenacious. [5:06] You had to be extremely tenacious today [5:08] to get to be the number one player in the world in Arena Sabalenka. [5:12] Can you describe the feeling you're having right now? [5:16] Well, honestly, I'm speechless. [5:18] I'm super happy, you know. [5:21] Obviously, today, a little tough conditions with the wind, [5:24] and I mean, obviously, first time playing arena, you know, [5:28] super nervous, and then over the quarterfinals for the first time. [5:32] So definitely a lot of nerves, you know, [5:35] and I feel like the first side was just kind of trying to adjust to her game [5:39] and then to the conditions, to the wind, trying to figure out how to play. [5:44] And I feel like, yeah, I was just trying, you know, to focus, like, point by point, [5:48] and, like, not thinking about the score. [5:51] I was like, it's okay, it's tough conditions. [5:53] I mean, she's the world number one, so I will just try to do my best till the end, [5:57] and we'll see how it goes. [5:58] And I just fight for every point, like, try to run for every ball [6:03] and make it extra into the court. [6:06] It's the first time in your career that you're beating a reigning world number one player, [6:23] and the first time in your career that you are in the semifinal of a Grand Slam, [6:28] achieving all of that in one match. [6:30] Definitely a super special win, you know. [6:40] So, I feel like in the third set, I finally found, you know, my rhythm [6:45] and how to play, where to be a little more, I would say, defensive, where to attack. [6:52] So, I feel like the third set was the one that I should be aiming for from the beginning. [6:59] But definitely super happy that I managed, you know, to finish on a good note [7:03] and not to start on a good note. [7:05] So, yeah, definitely a super special tournament for me here. [7:09] Last question before I let you go and rest. [7:18] There is a small change in the routine. [7:20] Usually, you have a day off after a match. [7:23] Now, you have to back it up tomorrow with your semifinal against a qualifier in Maja Jalinska. [7:29] Is the routine going to change a little bit for the adaptation for the semifinal tomorrow? [7:33] I mean, of course, but not so much, you know. [7:37] Obviously, we would practice next day. [7:39] But today, we're just going to, you know, take care of the body, recover, [7:43] and then get ready for tomorrow. [7:47] I mean, it's going to be a lefty battle, so I'm looking forward. [7:52] Well, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow in the semifinal. [7:55] Congratulations once again. [7:56] Thank you. [7:56] Upsets Madison Keyes goes 6-0 in the third. [8:04] Upsets Sabalenko goes 6-0 in the third. [8:07] We're still processing. [8:08] Going to go back. [8:09] We'll come back. [8:10] Koboli, FAA, coming up next on Chatrier. [8:13] Stay with us here on TNT. [8:14] We'll be right back. [8:36] We'll be right back.