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Sabalenka knocked out of China Open

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Mid-Day
Sports
By Sujay Shivalkar
Published Oct 04, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka

Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka was bundled out in the third round of the China Open in straight sets by the Czech Republic`s Nikola Bartunkova

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Aryna Sabalenka

The No. 34-ranked Bartunkova defeated the four-time Grand Slam champion 6-4, 6-3 in just over an hour and a half

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Elena Rybakina

Newly-crowned world No. 1 Elena Rybakina was ousted from the tournament on Saturday and will now be joined by Sabalenka in exiting WTA-1000 event

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Sabalenka, who was denied three-peat at US Open last month by Rybakina, squandered five break points in first set as her historic struggles in Beijing continued

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