Arina Sabalenka, numărul 2 mondial, eliminată în două seturi la China Open

World number 2 Arina Sabalenka was eliminated in the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing by Czech player Nikola Bartunkova, who won in straight sets. This marks Bartunkova's second time reaching the round of 16 at a WTA 1000 event. She previously achieved this at the Rome tournament, where she lost to Elina Svitolina. Bartunkova has now secured her second career victory against a Top 10 player, with her first being against Belinda Bencic at the Australian Open. She will next face Sinja Kraus, who defeated Daiana Iastremska.