Sabalenka Exits China Open in Straight-Sets Loss

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka was swept out of the China Open in straight sets by 34th-ranked Nikola Bartunkova on Sunday, eliminating the tournament's top two seeds. The Czech player, 20, defeated the former world number one 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 35 minutes. chickenroadslot.lat

'I focused on myself, to be calm,' Bartunkova said of beating the four-time Grand Slam champion. 'She's a legend … so I'm really happy that I won the match.' Bartunkova will face Austria's Sinja Kraus in the round of 16.