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  "id": 11796211,
  "title": "Rybakina ousted by world No. 118 in China Open second round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/rybakina-ousted-by-world-no-118-in-china-open-second-round-11796211",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/04/rybakina-ousted-by-world-no-118-in-china-open-second-round"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Beijing, Kazakhstan's Alina Charaeva upset world No. 1 Elena Rybakina in the second round of the China Open on Saturday. The 27-year-old Kazakh player, making her Beijing debut after claiming the top ranking with her US Open victory in New York, defeated the world No. 118 Charaeva 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a decisive comeback. Charaeva expressed her delight, saying she doesn't have words to describe the moment and calling Rybakina an amazing player. She added that the experience is a dream come true and expressed a desire to stay in Beijing for more days. Rybakina started strongly but lost momentum due to seven double-faults and a windy stadium, which favored her opponent. Despite the efforts of a supporting crowd, Charaeva held her serve and won the match in two hours and 11 minutes. In the next round, Charaeva will face British player Sonay Kartal.",
  "summary": "Armenia's Alina Charaeva completed a clinical comeback to beat world No. 1 Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Aussie duo and new world number one fall at China Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/aussie-duo-and-new-world-number-one-fall-at-china-open",
        "published": "2026-10-03T20:29:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rybakina ousted by world No. 118 in China Open second round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/rybakina-ousted-by-world-no-118-in-china-open-second-round-11795830",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:20:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rybakina ousted by world No. 118 in China Open second round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/rybakina-ousted-by-world-no-118-in-china-open-second-round",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:42:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}