Sabalenka crashes out, Swiatek and Gauff into China Open semis


  • World
  • Friday, 06 Oct 2023

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka was upset by Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the China Open here on Friday.

The top-seeded Belarusian was haunted by service problems throughout the match, committing eight double faults against Rybakina's one, and was broken four times by the fifth seed.

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