Rybakina loses in China Open second round while Zverev wins to face Djokovic
Alina Charaeva rallied past Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, and Alexander Zverev beat Shang Juncheng to reach a quarterfinal with Novak Djokovic.
- On Saturday, Alina Charaeva of Armenia upset No. 1 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan at the China Open in Beijing, winning 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a shocking second-round upset.
- Rybakina struggled significantly on serve, committing seven double faults and dropping her serve five times during the two-hour, 11-minute contest at the WTA 1000 hardcourt event.
- Third-Seeded Daniil Medvedev defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-3, while Alex de Minaur beat Quentin Halys 3-6, 7-6 , 7-5 in second-round action.
- Charaeva, a 24-year-old making her Beijing debut, held her head in disbelief after the victory. She said, "This is incredible," adding that Rybakina is "an amazing player."
- Top seed Alexander Zverev advanced in the men's tournament, defeating wild card Shang Juncheng 6-0, 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
30 Articles
30 Articles
The ATP 500 series tournament continues in Beijing (China), where German Alexander Zverev (ATP-2) continued his successful run.
US Open winner Jelena Rybakina lost in her first tournament as number one in the tennis world right at the start.
On Saturday, Elena Rybakina bowed to the WTA 1000 in Beijing against Armenian Alina Charaeva (118th).
The Independent
The Independent (US)Rybakina stunned in first match as No 1 as Kartal progresses in China Open
Rybakina was beaten by unseeded Alina Charaeva, who will face Britain’s Kartal in the third round
Elena Rybakina ended her participation in the first round of the Beijing tournament of the “WTA 1000” series. The Kazakh woman allowed a reversal against the 118th in the world ranking Alina Charaeva, who represents Armenia. Charaeva prevailed 3:6, 6:4, 6:3 and delivered one of the surprises of the competition. Rybakina won the first set after an extremely contested battle. In it, the two tennis players exchanged a total of five breaks before th…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
