Aryna Sabalenka became the sixth top-10 Women's seed to exit the French Open's opening week as she fell to an inspired Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Paris yesterday.
Third seed Sabalenka had been the highest-ranked player left standing after the withdrawals of Naomi Osaka and world number one Ashleigh Barty.
But she was whitewashed in the deciding set as Pavyluchenkova won 6-4, 2-6, 6-0.
Pavlyuchenkova will face Victoria Azarenka in the last 16 after the 15th seed dominated Madison Keys 6-2, 6-2.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Azarenka punished a ragged display from the American, who hit 33 unforced errors on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Elsewhere, Elena Rybakina, the 21st seed, claimed a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 victory over Elena Vesnina.
Petra Kvitova's withdrawal through injury had handed Vesnina a second-round bye but the Russian was undone by Rybakina's dominant serve as she hit 12 aces and did not have to face a single break point.
Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek recovered from an opening-set whitewash to beat fellow non-seed Katerina Siniakova 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. (BBC)
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