
Sabalenka Suffers Early Exit in Beijing Tennis Tournament
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka opened her China Open campaign with a victory over qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew. Joining her in the third round were Jasmine Paolini, Zheng Qinwen, and Beatriz Haddad Maia. However, Barbora Krejcikova, defending champion Liudmila Samsonova, and Dayana Yastremska were eliminated. Sabalenka’s win over Sawangkaew was hard-fought, with the Belarusian prevailing 6-4 6-1…