Sinner suffers worst loss by ranking since 2023

The world number one lost to 47th-ranked Alexander Bublik in the second round of the Halle Open, putting a strain on Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon preparations.

The ranking ace lost to Kazakhstan’s Bublik, his worst defeat since August 2023, to Defending Champion Sinner, 3: 3 6-3, 6-4.

Since August 2024, Sinner has lost to other people’s world rankings, including Carlos Alcaraz.

The defeat also ended the Italian’s 66-game winning streak against non-top-20 opponents.

In her first grass-court match of the season, French Open champion Coco Gauff lost to Wang Xinyu from China 6-3, 6-3.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka defeated Swiss Rebeka Masarova in a two-day match in Berlin, 6-2 7-6 (8-6).

Before bad light forced play to be halted on Wednesday, the Belarusian won the first set.

After falling to Gauff in the French Open final on Thursday, Sabalenka bounced back to win the match straight.

After beating Czech Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 7-6, 7-5, Sabalenka will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals.

Russian Diana Shnaider defeated her in 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, according to Marketa Vondrousova, who won the Wimbledon title in 2023.

Andrey Rublev, a Russian, was another big name at the Halle Open, losing to Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who had already won three matches, 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6).