Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round and will face Elina Svitolina next
Alexandrova stuns world No.1 Sabalenka at Toronto Masters
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Ekaterina Alexandrova celebrates match point after stunning world tennis number one Aryna Sabalenka at the National Bank Open in Toronto on August 8, 2026. — Getty Images via AFP First Published: Sunday, 09 Aug 2026 12:40 PM MYT TORONTO, Aug 9 — World number one Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters tournament. In the quarterfinal match, the Russian player will face Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, seeded ninth. Sabalenka was broken when she netted a forehand to give Alexandrova a 3-1 edge, but the Russian double-faulted away a break in the seventh game.
Furthermore, In the second set, Alexandrova hit a forehand long to surrender a break and give Sabalenka a 4-3 lead. Sabalenka eliminated, Świątek reaches quarterfinals of WTA 1000 Toronto.
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Ekaterina Alexandrova celebrates match point after stunning world tennis number one Aryna Sabalenka at the National Bank Open in Toronto on August 8, 2026. — Getty Images via AFP First Published: Sunday, 09 Aug 2026 12:40 PM MYT TORONTO, Aug 9 — World number one Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters tournament.
reliability moderate3/4 sourcesIn the quarterfinal match, the Russian player will face Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, seeded ninth.
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Sabalenka was broken when she netted a forehand to give Alexandrova a 3-1 edge, but the Russian double-faulted away a break in the seventh game.
according to Malay MailIn the second set, Alexandrova hit a forehand long to surrender a break and give Sabalenka a 4-3 lead.
according to Malay MailSabalenka eliminated, Świątek reaches quarterfinals of WTA 1000 Toronto.
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In the quarterfinal match, the Russian player will face Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, seeded ninth.
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