Madison Keys failed to reach back-to-back quarter-finals at the French Open after losing to Diana Shnaider in the round of 16.
Twenty-two-year-old Shnaider won 6-3 3-6 6-0 in one hour and 46 minutes to set up a last-eight clash against either world number one Aryna Sabalenka or four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka.
It was a cagey start between Keys and Shnaider, with both players losing their opening two service games before the latter broke once more to win the first set.
The second, however, was a far different story as the only break of serve came in the eighth game, when Keys converted her third break point of the set to force a decider.
After saving two break points in the opening game of the third, Shnaider completely dominated Keys to
win the set without dropping a game and clinch victory with her first match point.
Elsewhere at Roland-Garros, home favourite Diane Parry's run came to an end after she lost 6-3 6-2 against qualifier Maja Chwalinska.
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The Pole will face Anna Kalinskaya in the quarter-finals after she defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-4 2-6 7-6 (10-6) in a near three-hour battle.
Data Debrief: Shnaider makes her grand slam mark
Shnaider, who dropped a set for the first time in the tournament this year, has now reached her first-ever grand slam quarter-final.
She ended an eight-game losing streak against WTA top-20 opponents in the process, but will certainly have her work cut out in the next round.
Meanwhile, this century, a qualifier (Chwalinska) has made the quarter-finals seven times at Roland-Garros, as many as in the other three majors combined in the period.
Chwalinska is also the fourth Polish player in the Open Era to reach the women's singles quarter-finals at grand slam events after Agnieszka Radwanska, Iga Swiatek and Magda Linette.
