Roland-Garros Day 11: Sabalenka meltdown, Cobolli vs Arnaldi + Berrettini heartbreak
About this episode
The episode discusses the unexpected events of Day 11 at Roland Garros 2026, including Aryna Sabalenka's collapse and the progress of qualifiers.
Roland Garros 2026 continues to deliver the unexpected and Day 11 was no different. Join Joel and Kim as they react to a stunning collapse from World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, who squandered a set and double-break lead to lose to Diana Shnaider and miss out on a place in the French Open semifinals. With parallels to her final versus Coco Gauff last year in Paris, the team breaks down what went wrong for Sabalenka, whether the windy conditions on Court Philippe-Chatrier played a decisive role, and what the defeat means for her status as the dominant force in women's tennis. They also celebrate one of the stories of the tournament as qualifier Maja Chwalińska continues her fairytale run to become just the second women's qualifier in the Open Era to reach the Roland Garros semifinals. On the men's side, it was the battle of the Matteos with Matteo Arnaldi advancing after Matteo Berrettini's heartbreaking injury retirement, while Flavio Cobolli keeps Italy's hopes alive with an impressive victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime. Plus, the team previews the ladies semifinals - Andreeva-Kostyuk followed by Schnaider-Chwalinska - and make some predictions with a potential Collect-a-Win at stakes…
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- Roland-Garros Day 13: Zverev to meet Cobolli in final after Arnaldi withdrawal
- Roland-Garros Day 12: Qualifier Chwalińska to face Andreeva in Final
- Roland-Garros Day 10: Fonseca run ended, Zverev handling the pressure + Andreeva vs Kostyuk in SF
- Roland-Garros Day 9: Serena Williams is BACK, Sabalenaka overpowers Osaka + Berrettini into QFs
- Roland-Garros Day 8: Fonseca fairytale continues, Swiatek ousted + FINALLY a women's night match!
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