Rybakina was upset in her debut at the China Tennis Open and became the second defending champion in history to lose her first match.

Rybakina. (Reuters)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] The new world tennis queen Elena Rybakina was shocked when she debuted at the China Tennis Open. She suffered a counterattack from the 118th-ranked Armenian dark horse Alina Charaeva at 6:3, 4:6, 3:6. Kazakhstan's top seed was eliminated in one battle, creating the second embarrassing record in history.

This WTA 1000-level competition for both men and women is being held in Beijing. After winning the US Open last month, Rybakina participated in the competition as the world's No. 1 for the first time. After a bye in the first round, she did not celebrate in the second round and even made mistakes one after another and fell into a hard battle. In the end, she was eliminated by Chalayeva and missed the advancement for 2 hours and 11 minutes.

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In the past history of the WTA tour, there was only one queen who had an unexpected failure in her debut after taking the throne. In 2019, Naomi Osaka, who is of Japanese and Haitian descent, was defeated by her French opponent Kristina Mladenovic in straight games in Dubai in 2019. Rybakina, who now has three Grand Slam titles, has become the second person with a tragic record. The 27-year-old said frankly, "There were a lot of things after the US Open, and I didn't have a good rest and recovery. I feel a little uncomfortable in my feet. I need to take a rest and see what the arrangements are for the next few weeks."

On the other hand, the 24-year-old Chalayeva created a surprise in her first appearance in Beijing. She became the 9th person outside the Top 100 to overturn the ball since the tennis rankings were announced in 1975. She was also the dark horse with the lowest ranking to come back from defeat. "It's incredible, like a dream come true! I have always worked hard to maintain strong mental strength and firmly believe that one day I can turn things around. I have never given up on this belief." Her opponent in the third round was British Sonay Kartal.