Aussie duo and new world number one fall at China Open
First reported 3 Oct, 20:29 UTCUpdated 4h ago4 sources
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Kimberley Birrell and Storm Hunter are knocked out at the China Open second round, along with newly minted world number one Elena Rybakina.
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Kimberley Birrell and Storm Hunter are knocked out at the China Open second round, along with newly minted world number one Elena Rybakina.
The 27-year-old was playing for the first time since defeating four-time major winner Aryna Sabalenka to capture the U.S. Open title last month.
BEIJING: World No.1 Elena Rybakina could not regroup and fell to 118th-ranked Alina Charaeva in the second round of the China Open on Saturday in Beijing. The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan was playing her first match since seizing the top ranking on her US Open win in New York, but Armenia’s Charaeva triumphed 3-6, 6-4…
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- Aussie duo and new world number one fall at China Open (opens ABC News (Australia) in a new tab)
Kimberley Birrell and Storm Hunter are knocked out at the China Open second round, along with newly minted world number one Elena Rybakina.
- Rybakina ousted by world No. 118 in China Open second round (opens Arab News in a new tab)
BEIJING: World No.1 Elena Rybakina could not regroup and fell to 118th-ranked Alina Charaeva in the second round of the China Open on Saturday in Beijing. The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan was playing her first match since seizing the top ranking on her US Open win in New York, but Armenia’s Charaeva triumphed 3-6, 6-4…
- Elena Rybakina loses first match as world No. 1 to 118th-ranked opponent (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The 27-year-old was playing for the first time since defeating four-time major winner Aryna Sabalenka to capture the U.S. Open title last month.
- Sabalenka, Rybakina handed shock defeats at China Open tennis (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
The Belarusian’s exit follows top seed Rybakina losing to unseeded Charaeva in her first match as world number one.
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