The Belarusian, who lost her former partner a few days ago in an undisclosed event, fell 6-4, 1-6 and 6-1 to Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina and bid farewell to the Miami Open.
The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkanumber two in the world, fell this Saturday 6-4, 1-6 and 6-1 against Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina and he bowed out of the Miami Open in the third round, very nervous and breaking his racket after the loss.
Sabalenka, champion of the Australian Open, lived a very complicated week for personal reasons, then his ex-boyfriend was found dead in a hotel in Miami.
The Belarusian, who defined this death as “an unimaginable tragedy” In a message on his social networks on Wednesday, he decided to also compete in the Miami Open and debuted with a victory on Friday against the Spanish Paula Badosa.
The tournament held in the Florida city found her this Saturday with Kalinina, number 36 in the world ranking, after two hours and three minutes, paying for her nervousness in the third set. She lost it 6-1, won the only game with Kalinina on serve, and repeatedly slammed her racket into the ground on her way to the bench.
The two players did not shake hands or exchange glances at the end of the match, something that has been seen repeatedly on the circuit between Ukrainian and Russian and Belarusian tennis players.
The Miami Open, which runs until March 31, was lost on Saturday to Spaniard Roberto Bautista, who fell 6-7(2), 6-3 and 6-4 to American Sebastian Korda.
Carlos Alcaraz is imposing in Miami
The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz made his debut this Saturday at the Miami Open with an impeccable recital against his compatriot Roberto Carballés. The rain that greatly complicated the progress of the day on Friday also appeared this Saturday in the early morning, but eventually the Miami tournament regained most of the lost ground. With his second consecutive Indian Wells in his pocket, Alcaraz (n.2) did not give his compatriot Roberto Carballés (n.64) an option and closed his debut on the fast track of 6-2 and 6-1 in one hour and 25 minutes. Frenchman Gael awaits him in the third round Monfils (n.47), surpassing Australian Jordan Thompson (34).
Source: Tycsports
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