Roland-Garros: Sabalenka crashes out at hands of Giorgi

The seeds keep falling in the women’s draw at Roland-Garros, with a former world No 2 dropping on Saturday as Camila Giorgi, the No 28 seed, defeated Aryna Sabalenka, the No 7 seed, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the last 16.

Giorgi, ranked No 30, will play Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 20 seed, next.

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In the previous rounds, the Italian won against Chinese Shuai Zhang (3-6, 6-2, 6-2) and Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (6-3, 7-5), while Sabalenka, ranked No 7, edged out Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet (2-6, 6-3, 6-4) and beat American Madison Brengle (6-1, 6-3).

Paris (Grand Slam): Other third-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 43.600.000, most recent results first):

• Jessica Pegula (11) beat Tamara Zidansek (24): 6-1, 7-6 [2]
• Qinwen Zheng beat Alize Cornet: 6-0, 3-0 ret.
• Daria Kasatkina beat Shelby Rogers: 6-3, 6-2
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Danka Kovinic: 6-3, 7-5
• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Leolia Jeanjean (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Sloane Stephens beat Diane Parry: 6-2, 6-3
• Jil Teichmann (23) beat Victoria Azarenka (15): 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 [5]
• Cori Coco Gauff (18) beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-3, 6-4
• Elise Mertens (31) beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-2, 6-3
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Angelique Kerber (21): 6-4, 7-6 [5]
• Martina Trevisan beat Daria Saville (WC): 6-3, 6-4
• Leylah Fernandez (17) beat Belinda Bencic (14): 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
• Amanda Anisimova (27) beat Karolina Muchova: 6-7 [7], 6-2, 3-0 ret.