Rybakina and Sabalenka Shocked Out of China Open
Top seeds Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka suffer early exits at the China Open after defeats to Alina Charaeva and Nikola Bartunkova respectively.
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The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 99% |
| 17 Oct, 14:54 UTC | 99% |
| 3 Oct, 05:44 UTC | 97% |
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 3 Oct 2026. SkySports published first, on 3 October at 15:33 UTC; Latest articles followed 14h 23m later. The most recent article, from BBC Sport, appeared on 4 October at 11:48 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Guardian Sport (major outlet), SkySports, Latest articles, BBC Sport.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Elena Rybakina — resolved “Yes” on 27 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Elena Rybakina qualifies for the 2026 WTA Singles Finals. It resolves to No if she does not qualify. Readers often mistake the linked story about her first match loss as the deciding factor, but only her final qualification status matters.
- Elena Rybakina — the market puts it at 82%, closing 31 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Elena Rybakina holds the top spot on the PIF WTA singles rankings at noon Eastern Time on December 31, 2026. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the date of a specific match loss for the final ranking determination.
- Aryna Sabalenka — resolved “No” on 4 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Aryna Sabalenka wins the 2026 WTA Beijing professional tennis tournament. It resolves to No if she does not win that specific event. Readers often mistake this for any recent tournament, but only victory at the 2026 WTA Beijing counts.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Elena Rybakina at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- SkySportsRybakina suffers shock loss to world No 118 in first match as world No 197%
- Latest articlesElena Rybakina loses first match as world No. 1 to 118th-ranked opponent97%
- BBC SportSabalenka stunned by Bartunkova at China Open97%
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraSabalenka, Rybakina handed shock defeats at China Open tennis97%
- SkySportsSabalenka follows Rybakina out of China Open after shock defeat97%
- The Guardian SportAryna Sabalenka swept out of China Open in straight-sets defeat by Nikola Bartunkova97%
- BBC SportSabalenka crashes out of China Open after defeat by Bartunkova97%
- Market resolved: Yes
Sources
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- Aryna Sabalenka swept out of China Open in straight-sets defeat by Nikola Bartunkova The Guardian Sport ·
- Sabalenka, Rybakina handed shock defeats at China Open tennis Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Sabalenka crashes out of China Open after defeat by Bartunkova BBC Sport
- Sabalenka follows Rybakina out of China Open after shock defeat SkySports
- Sabalenka stunned by Bartunkova at China Open BBC Sport
- Elena Rybakina loses first match as world No. 1 to 118th-ranked opponent Latest articles
- Rybakina suffers shock loss to world No 118 in first match as world No 1 SkySports
Related prediction markets
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- Resolved Elena Rybakina Yes 11d ago
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- Kalshi Elena Rybakina 82%
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- Resolved Aryna Sabalenka No 34d ago
The market favoured No at 100% a day out, and it won. How often it's right
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In this story
- Elena Rybakina
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Alina Charaeva
- Nikola Bartunkova
- China Open