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Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)
Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has been ranked the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for a total of 107 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 twice. Sabalenka has won 24 career singles titles, including two titles at the Australian Open and two at the US Open, as well as eleven WTA 1000 events. She is also a former world No. 1 in women's doubles and has won six doubles titles, including the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open, both with Elise Mertens.
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Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)
Elena Andreyevna Rybakina is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Rybakina has won 14 WTA Tour–level singles titles, including three majors, two WTA 1000 titles, and the 2025 WTA Finals. She is the first Kazakhstani player to win a major, and to be ranked in the world's top 10.
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Capital city of China
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 21.8 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji cluster.
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Aryna Sabalenka exits the Beijing tournament in straight sets against Czech teenager Nikola Bartunkova, while Carlos Alcaraz advances in Tokyo; you can watch the WTA/ATP China Open and ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters live on Sky Sports
Aryna Sabalenka's difficult 2026 continued as she suffered a shock 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Nikola Bartunkova at the China Open. The loss extends Sabalenka's title drought since March, with the Belarusian also losing the No. 1 ranking and failing to win a Grand Slam this year.
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock third-round exit at the China Open on Sunday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Czech Republic’s Nikola Bartunkova.