Sabalenka makes shock Rome exit amid injury concerns for French Open
Published on May 10, 2026.
Aryna Sabalenka's preparations for the French Open have been hampered by injury concerns following a surprise defeat by Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open. The world number one tennis player was defeated 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 due to lower back pain, marking her second consecutive defeat in three matches. This defeat was a first time seeing a world No. 1 over world number 1 for the Romanian, who is currently playing her final professional season. Sabalenko is now hoping to recover from the injury before the Grand Slam begins in Paris on May 24. Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner began his Italian Open campaign with a win over Sebastian Ofner, marking his fifth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament win.
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