Aryna Sabalenka suffered another early exit in the Asian swing after American world No. 31 Ann Li stunned the second-ranked Belarusian 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) in the Round of 32 at the Wuhan Open 2026 on Wednesday.
Li secured the biggest win of her career after converting her 10th match point in a tense deciding-set tiebreak. The American recovered from 2-4 down in the second set to force a decider and eventually ended Sabalenka’s campaign in a match that lasted more than two hours.
The three-time champion had won her first 20 matches at the tournament before this loss and that unbeaten streak now ended.
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The World No. 2 arrived in Wuhan after a disappointing campaign at the China Open in Beijing, where she lost 6-4, 6-3 to Czech player Nikola Bartunkova in the third round on October 4. Bartunkova, then ranked outside the top 30, defeated the Belarusian in straight sets.
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