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Sabalenka knocked out of China Open by Bartunkova

Original: Sabalenka swept out of China Open in straight-sets defeat by Bartunkova

Aryna Sabalenka has been eliminated from the China Open in Beijing, losing in straight sets to Bartunkova. The defeat sends the top seed out of the tournament earlier than expected and ranks among the bigger upsets of the event, with reaction focusing on the one-sided nature of the scoreline.

Why now: A top-ranked star suffering a straight-sets upset at a major tournament is big tennis news.

Aryna SabalenkaBartunkovaChina OpenBeijing

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Evidence

• Sabalenka swept out of China Open in straight-sets defeat by Bartunkova · The Guardian

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