Sabalenka makes early Canadian Open exit

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka made an early exit from the Canadian Open on Saturday after suffering a 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 defeat to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round.
Russia’s Alexandrova, seeded 16th, prevailed in 2 hours and 29 minutes at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto to reach the quarterfinals.
Sabalenka broke early to take a 2-0 lead in the opening set, but Alexandrova broke back and then moved 4-2 ahead. Sabalenka recovered to force a tiebreak, which Alexandrova won 7-3.
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