Big upset at China Open! After world ball queen Rybakina was eliminated, Shabalenka was also eliminated by the 20-year-old Czech star

Shabalenka. (Reuters)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] China Tennis Open has a series of upsets! After the new world tennis queen and Kazakh top seed Elena Rybakina was eliminated in the first round of women's singles, the next day Belarus' second seed Aryna Sabalenka also lost in the third round, which was enough to make the international betting market and experts' glasses shattered again.

"She is very talented and moves very flexibly on the court." Shabalenka, who failed to defend her title at the US Open last month, moved to this WTA thousand-level competition for men and women. After her first appearance in the second round in Beijing, she faced the 20-year-old Czech star Nikola Patongkova. Bartunkova made a series of unexpected mistakes. She was broken at the beginning and fell into a passive situation. She struggled to catch up and lost in a straight match in just 1 hour and 35 minutes. She had no choice but to respond: "Her serve is also very good, so you have to seize the opportunity. Her serve is really strong. It is difficult to receive the serve in the shade or in the sun. I did not do a good job in this aspect today."

Patongkova, currently ranked 34th in the world, showed no fear against Shabalenka, who holds four Grand Slam titles. She defeated a top 10 opponent for the second time in her career. "I focused on myself and tried to stay calm. She is a legend... so I am very happy to win this game." She will face Austrian unseeded Sinja Kraus in the top 16.