Sabalenka suffers Toronto shock as Alexandrova reaches quarterfinals
Sabalenka made the brighter start, breaking early in the opening set, but Alexandrova fought back strongly and forced a tie-break. The Russian then raised her level to take the opener 7-6(3). Green Transit The reigning US Open champion responded in the second set, securing a crucial break to move 4-3 ahead before serving out the set to level the match and force a decider.
- ▪Sabalenka made the brighter start, breaking early in the opening set, but Alexandrova fought back strongly and forced a tie-break.
- ▪The Russian then raised her level to take the opener 7-6(3).
- ▪Green Transit The reigning US Open champion responded in the second set, securing a crucial break to move 4-3 ahead before serving out the set to level the match and force a decider.
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TORONTO - World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a major setback in her US Open preparations after Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova produced a spirited performance to defeat the four-time Grand Slam champion 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 and reach the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open in Toronto. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1681982472501-0'); }); The 16th-seeded Alexandrova prevailed in a fiercely contested encounter lasting nearly two and a half hours, displaying remarkable composure to withstand Sabalenka’s powerful game and close out one of the biggest victories of her season. Sabalenka made the brighter start, breaking early in the opening set, but Alexandrova fought back strongly and forced a tie-break.
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