Rybakina ousted by world No. 118 in China Open second round
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October 3, 2026
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BEIJING, China (AFP) — 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.
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