Sabalenka, Rybakina handed shock defeats at China Open tennis
- The Belarusian’s exit follows top seed Rybakina losing to unseeded Charaeva in her first match as world number one.
- Aryna Sabalenka was swatted aside in straight sets by 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova in the third round of the China Open, leaving the event without its top two seeds as world number one Elena Rybakina was ousted in the second round.
- Czech player Bartunkova, 20, sent down four aces to beat the former world number one 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 35 minutes on Sunday.
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- The Belarusian’s exit follows top seed Rybakina losing to unseeded Charaeva in her first match as world number one.
- Aryna Sabalenka was swatted aside in straight sets by 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova in the third round of the China Open, leaving the event without its top two seeds as world number one Elena Rybakina was ousted in the second round.
- Czech player Bartunkova, 20, sent down four aces to beat the former world number one 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 35 minutes on Sunday.
Sources: Al Jazeera