Sabalenka, Norrie Exit Canadian Open In Last 16
A dejected Aryna Sabalenka Women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a surprise defeat in the Canadian Open weeks before she begins her US Open title defence, while Britain’s Read More... The post Sabalenka, Norrie Exit Canadian Open In Last 16 appeared first on DailyGuide Network .
Aryna Sabalenka, the current world number one, suffered a surprising defeat in the Canadian Open before her US Open title defense. She lost to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4 in a match that lasted nearly two and a half hours. Sabalenka battled back from a set down to force a deciding set, but a double fault when serving to stay in the match ultimately led to her loss.
This is the latest setback in a challenging summer for the Belarusian, who was eliminated in the quarter-finals and last 16 of the French Open and Wimbledon, respectively. Alexandrova will advance to the semi-finals, where she will face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who defeated American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4. Meanwhile, British number two Cameron Norrie was also eliminated in the last 16 of the men's tournament.
He lost to France's 18th seed Arthur Fils 6-2, 7-6 (10-8) and had two set-point opportunities go to waste in the second set. Fils will face Rafael Jodar, a 19-year-old Spanish teenager, in the quarter-finals after the young Frenchman upset eighth seed Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-3.
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