The world number one was beaten in three sets by Diana Shnaider in Wednesday's (03.06.26) quarter-final clash at Roland Garros and confessed that she ended up in a "dark hole" mentally after capitulating from a set and two breaks up.

Sabalenka, who has never triumphed in Paris, said: "No thoughts, no emotions. I just want to quit tennis right now, but we'll see in a few days. Hopefully I'll get back on track mentally.

"I feel I had very decent opportunities in the second set. I screwed ​up, and then she stepped in and she played great.

"I feel mentally I couldn't really recover after the second set. ​I think that was the biggest mistake from me.

"I don't know when the last time was that I lost 10 games in a row. I guess mentally I got into a very deep, dark hole over there ‌and I just couldn't get back on track mentally.

"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."

The exit saw another opportunity to win a Grand Slam go begging for Sabalenka and she admitted that it will take her some time to get over the disappointment.

The four-time major winner said: "I have been through so many things, and I overcome so many things. I just have to figure that little thing that is not working for me sometimes, and hopefully I can overcome it.

"I don't know [how I will bounce back]. I don't know. I don't know.

"You know those rooms where you go in and smash everything? Probably I will spend a whole day tomorrow over there destroying stuff."