Beijing, Oct 3, 2026 (AFP) - Rybakina ousted by world No. 118 in China Open second round

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2026-10-03

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, 6-3 in a clinical comeback. "I don't have words," said Charaeva, who is making her Beijing debut. "This is incredible," the 24-year-old sai......

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