Aryna Sabalenka Melaju ke Perempat Final Prancis Terbuka 2026

Petenis nomor satu dunia Aryna Sabalenka memastikan diri melangkah ke babak perempat final Prancis Terbuka setelah menumbangkan Naomi Osaka pada pertandingan babak 16 besar di Paris pada Senin, 1 Juni 2026.

Kemenangan dua set langsung dengan skor 7-5 dan 6-3 tersebut membawa Sabalenka menghadapi petenis Rusia, Diana Shnaider, dalam perebutan tiket semifinal di Roland Garros.

Berdasarkan data pertandingan, petenis asal Belarusia tersebut menorehkan 12 ace dan 39 pukulan winners, serta mencatatkan tingkat kemenangan poin servis pertama mencapai 83 persen.

"I think because I'm not really focusing on that and I'm not really overthinking, I was able to kind of separate myself from what's going on this year at Roland Garros," kata Aryna Sabalenka, Petenis Nomor Satu Dunia.

Sabalenka menegaskan komitmennya untuk menampilkan performa terbaik demi meraih trofi juara turnamen Grand Slam tanah liat ini.

"I'm bringing my best level that I have, and I'm there, I'm fighting, and you know, I'm doing everything I can to get this trophy," ujar Aryna Sabalenka, Petenis Nomor Satu Dunia.

Tantangan berikutnya bagi Sabalenka adalah menghadapi Diana Shnaider yang lolos ke perempat final major pertamanya setelah menang 6-3, 3-6, dan 6-0 atas Madison Keys.

"She's a great player. I'd say tricky game, changing the rhythm a lot, and moving well, great serving. So I'm super excited to face her for the first time," tutur Aryna Sabalenka, Petenis Nomor Satu Dunia.

Sementara itu pada pertandingan sektor putri lainnya, petenis kualifikasi asal Polandia Maja Chwalinska dijadwalkan bertemu dengan Anna Kalinskaya.

"For me, it's, like, whoever I'm playing, I'm lower in the rankings, so it doesn't matter for me if (the draw is) open or not," ucap Maja Chwalinska, Petenis Polandia.

Chwalinska menganggap posisinya yang berada di peringkat 114 dunia membuat lawan-lawannya lebih diunggulkan.

"Everyone here is higher in the ranking than me. So they are the favourites to win. I'm like an underdog. No one really knows me," kata Maja Chwalinska, Petenis Polandia.

Pada bagian putra, Felix Auger-Aliassime bersiap menghadapi tantangan dari petenis Italia Flavio Cobolli di babak delapan besar.

"There was that big day or two days in a row, it was like (Jannik) Sinner lost, (Novak) Djokovic lost, it was a lot of noise," cetus Felix Auger-Aliassime, Petenis Kanada.

Auger-Aliassime kini memilih fokus sepenuhnya pada laga perempat final demi mengamankan tempat di fase empat besar.

"But that was last week. Then, as the days went by, you kind of get used to it. Of course not having Sinner, for example, in semi-finals is another opportunity, but you need to be there. So I have to focus on the next match and then try to be in the semi-finals," kata Felix Auger-Aliassime, Petenis Kanada.

Pemenang laga antara Auger-Aliassime dan Cobolli nantinya akan berhadapan dengan Matteo Berrettini atau Matteo Arnaldi.

"It's so special, I mean, for everyone. For Flavio, for Matteo, for me. I feel like we all have different stories, but we're all so happy to be here, so happy to play quarters in a Slam," ungkap Matteo Arnaldi, Petenis Italia.

Arnaldi juga memprediksi laga sesama petenis Italia akan berlangsung sengit di lapangan.

"Definitely it's going to be a tough one for us, because it's a derby," tambah Matteo Arnaldi, Petenis Italia.