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Sabalenka upset by Alexandrova, Norrie exits Canadian Open

World No. 1 Sabalenka loses to Russia's Alexandrova 7-6 4-6 6-4 in last 16; Norrie also bows out in Montreal.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 5 items across 3 sources · 10h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a surprise defeat to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Canadian Open in Toronto, losing 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 after recovering from a set down. Britain's Cameron Norrie also exited in the last 16, losing 6-2 7-6 (10-8) to Arthur Fils in Montreal. The losses continue a difficult summer for Sabalenka ahead of her US Open title defence.

  • World No. 1 Sabalenka lost unexpectedly to No. 16 seed Alexandrova 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 at the Canadian Open in a match decided by a double fault.
  • British player Norrie also exited in the last 16, losing a tight match to Arthur Fils 6-2 7-6 (10-8) after squandering set-point opportunities.
  • The losses mark a difficult summer for Sabalenka, who was knocked out in the quarter-finals at French Open and last 16 at Wimbledon before the US Open title defence.
  • Alexandrova advances to face Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals; Fils will meet Rafael Jodar in the quarter-finals.

How it unfolded

  1. Event Sabalenka loses to Alexandrova

    World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a surprise defeat to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 in a match lasting almost two and a half hours at the Canadian Open in Toronto. Sabalenka recovered from a set down but a double fault when serving to stay in the match handed the number 16 seed victory.

  2. Event Norrie exits in last 16

    British number two Cameron Norrie was defeated 6-2 7-6 (10-8) by 18th seed Arthur Fils in Montreal. Norrie spurned two set-point opportunities and saved three match points in the second set but lost in a tie-break.

  3. Reaction Alexandrova reflects on upset victory

    Ekaterina Alexandrova said she tried to play every point as if it was the last one and expressed happiness at winning because she thought her chance had passed after the second set.

  4. Report Other results in women's draw

    Jessica Pegula suffered a first career loss to Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-3, while Iga Swiatek defeated Marta Kostyuk 3-6 6-1 6-2 after retiring to the locker room during a shambolic opening set.

What people are saying verbatim

“I just tried to play every single point as if it was the last one because with her, you don't [get] a lot of chances during the match.”

Ekaterina Alexandrova, Russian tennis player · BBC Sport · Aug 8

“I'm super happy that I could win because after the second set, I thought [the chance] was already past me.”

Ekaterina Alexandrova, Russian tennis player · BBC Sport · Aug 8