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Top-ranked Sabalenka stunned by Bejlek in Cincinnati

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Mid-Day
Sports
By Sujay Shivalkar
Published Aug 20, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka

World number one Aryna Sabalenka was sent spinning out of the fourth round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters

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Aryna Sabalenka

She was beaten 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 by 35th-ranked Czech Sara Bejlek

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Aryna Sabalenka

Sabalenka, who had cruised through the previous round, was ambushed by the 20-year-old

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Sabalenka was up a break in the 65-minute opening set and then led 5-1 in the tiebreaker before Bejlek roared back

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Aryna Sabalenka

Bejlek broke the Belarusian star three times in the second set and secured the win with a love service game capped by an ace

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