Archive · 9 Aug 2026

World Number One Sabalenka Ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

World Number One Sabalenka Ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

There is a famous tennis player named Aryna Sabalenka who is ranked number one in the whole world.

She was playing in a big tournament in Toronto, Canada, called the Canadian Open.

Her opponent was Ekaterina Alexandrova from Russia, who was the sixteenth seed in the tournament.

The match was very close and lasted almost two and a half hours.

A tennis match is usually won by taking two out of three sets, and Alexandrova won the first and third sets.

Near the end, Sabalenka made some mistakes and hit a double fault, which is two bad serves in a row, so she lost.

Because of that, Sabalenka is out of the tournament.

She has won four big championships before and is trying to win the US Open again next month.

Alexandrova said she took big risks because that was the only way she could beat such a strong player.

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