Toronto, Aug. 9 -- Women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a surprise defeat in the Canadian Open weeks before she begins her US Open title defence, while Britain's Cameron Norrie also bowed out in the last 16.
Sabalenka lost 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-4 to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova in a match lasting almost two and a half hours in Toronto, according to BBC Sport.
The Belarusian recovered from a set down to force a decider, but a double fault when serving to stay in the match handed the number 16 seed victory. It is the latest defeat in what has been a difficult summer for Sabalenka, who was knocked out in the quarter-finals and last 16 of the French Open and Wimbledon respectively.
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