World No 139 Rybarikova stuns World No 11 Sabalenka in Wimbledon 1st round

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Patna : World No 29 Hsieh Su-Wei, 33, Chinese Taipei, beat World No 37 Jelena Ostapenko, 22, Latvia, the 2017 French Open Champion, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the second round of women’s singles at Wimbledon Championships on July 1, 2019. Su-wei won 6 break points to 2 by Ostapenko, who committed 9 double faults. Su-wei also won 4 games in a row in the match to 2 by Ostapenko.

World No 49 Ajla Tomljanovic, 26, Australia, beat World No 30 Daria Kasatkina, 22, Russia, 6-3, 6-1 to enter the 2nd round of the Grand Slam tournament. Tomljanovic won 6 break points to 2 by Kasatkina. The Russian committed 10 double faults to 3 by the Australian. Tomljanovic also served 3 Aces. She won 8 games in a row to 3 by Kasatkina.

World No 139 Magdalena Rybarikova, 30, Slovak Republic, stunned World No 11 Aryna Sabalenka, 21, Belarus, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round. Rybarikova served 4 Aces in the match. She won 4 break points to 1 by Sabalenka. Sabalenka committed 8 double faults in the match to 2 by Rybarikova.

Two-time former Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, 29, Belarus, beat World No 51 Alize Cornet, 29, France, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the 2nd round of the grass court tournament. Azarenka won 3 break points to 1 by Cornet. Azarenka won 5 games in a row in the match to 3 by Cornet.