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Aryna Sabalenka loses in her first match at Wuhan Open
Aryna Sabalenka was the No.
1 seed at the Wuhan Open.
She lost in her first match at the tournament.
That means her run ended at the first hurdle.
The result came in Wuhan.
Sabalenka entered the tournament as its top seed.
The top seed did not advance beyond her opening match.
Aryna Sabalenka lost to unseeded Ann Li in the second round of the Wuhan Open.
Li won 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), claiming the biggest victory of her career.
Sabalenka saved nine match points before Li converted her 10th to win.
The match lasted two and a half hours, and Sabalenka made 44 unforced errors to Li’s 28.
The defeat followed Sabalenka’s loss to Nikola Bartunkova at the China Open the previous week.
- Who
- Aryna Sabalenka and Ann Li.
- What
- Li defeated Sabalenka 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) in the second round.
- When
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Wuhan Open, Wuhan. The sources do not specify a venue.
- Why
- Li won the deciding tiebreak after Sabalenka saved nine match points; the sources do not state a broader cause.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sabalenka lost to Nikola Bartunkova at the China Open.
Li defeated Sabalenka in the second round of the Wuhan Open.
- Match score
- Li won 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
- Match duration
- Two and a half hours
- Match points saved
- Sabalenka saved nine before Li converted her 10th
- Unforced errors
- Sabalenka 44; Li 28
- Rankings
- Sabalenka was world No. 2; Li was world No. 31