The British ranked No. 1 in world tennis

The best tennis player in the world, this year's winner of the Australian Open and No. 1 in the WTA rankings, Belarusian Arina Sabalenka ran into a challenging obstacle in the 2nd round of a strong tournament in Beijing. Britain's Katie Boulter, who led 5:4 in both sets and then had the game on her own serve, won with 7:5 and 7:6 (2). Ukrainian Marta Kostjuk eliminated seventh-placed Tunisian Ons Jabeur.