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World number two Aryna Sabalenka crashes out of the China Open after a surprise straight-set defeat by 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova.
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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.
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Sabalenka crashes out of China Open after defeat by Bartunkova
World number two Aryna Sabalenka crashes out of the China Open after a surprise straight-set defeat by 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova.
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Sabalenka swept out of China Open in straight-sets defeat by Bartunkova
Second seed loses to 34th-ranked player from Czechia Top seed Elena Rybakina also lost in Beijing Aryna Sabalenka was swatted aside in straight sets by Nikola Bartunkova in the third round of the China Open on Sunday, leaving the event without its top two seeds. Bartunkova, the world No 34, sent down four aces to beat the former world No 1 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 35 minutes. “I focused on myself, to be calm,” Bartu…
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Sabalenka stunned by Bartunkova at China Open
World number two Aryna Sabalenka follows Elena Rybakina out the door at the China Open as she falls to a surprise defeat by Nikola Bartunkova.
