World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova

Toronto, Canada: World number one Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters tournament.

Alexandrova defeated the four-time Grand Slam winner from Belarus 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-4 in 2hr 29min to book a berth in the quarter-finals. hiddenlangkawi.club

Sabalenka, who will seek her third consecutive US Open title next month, fell to 5-5 in her career WTA rivalry with Alexandrova, who will face either American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova or Ukraine's ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals.

Sabalenka broke for a 2-0 lead in the opening set, dropped the next four games, then held and broke back to 4-4 on a forehand drop volley winner.

Double faults by Sabalenka in the 11th game and Alexandrova in the 12th surrendered breaks leading to a tie-break.

The Russian took five of the last six points to seal the first set when Sabalenka swatted a crosscourt forehand wide.

In the second set, Alexandrova hit a forehand long to surrender a break and give Sabalenka a 4-3 lead. The top seed then held serve twice to force a decider.

Sabalenka was broken when she netted a forehand to give Alexandrova a 3-1 edge, but the Russian double-faulted away a break in the seventh game.

In the 10th game, Sabalenka made three unforced errors to give Alexandrova break and match points.

Sabalenka saved the first on a service winner and the second on an ace.

But after sending a backhand beyond the baseline, the Belarusian made her sixth and final double fault to lose the match.

"I didn't have any expectations before the match," Alexandrova said. "I knew it was going to be super difficult when I walked on the court.

"I was trying to risk as much as possible because it felt like it was the only way to create some chances. It caused many more mistakes but at the same time I created many more opportunities."

A Cairo civil court has ordered Mohamed Salah to appear in person in September in a dispute with a former lawyer seeking unpaid fees.

The 14th Civil Circuit of the New Cairo Court of First Instance scheduled the hearing in case 7826/2025 as an evidentiary step in a civil lawsuit. It is not a criminal summons or a final ruling that Salah owes the claimant money.

The court instructed its clerks to formally notify the Egyptian forward, who was absent when the preliminary ruling was issued, and drafted an oath requiring Salah to deny that lawyer Amr Faragallah Morsi performed the legal and administrative work listed in the lawsuit.

Under Egyptian civil procedure, a “decisive oath” allows one party to ask the other to swear to disputed facts. The person concerned cannot delegate the act to a legal representative.

Taking or declining the oath “can determine the disputed issue,” according to the Lawyers Syndicate. If Salah takes the oath, the claim concerning the alleged work would be resolved in his favour. Failure to appear or refusal to swear without an accepted excuse would legally count as declining the oath and could decide the issue against him.

For the time being, the court postponed its decision on costs and litigation fees until it delivers a final judgment.

The lawsuit was filed by the lawyer on September 11, 2025, seeking payment for legal cases, administrative procedures and consultations he says he handled for Salah in 2012.

He also requested compensation for alleged “material and moral damage caused by the delayed payment.” The claim includes expenses he says he paid while carrying out the work, as well as alleged “damage to his professional standing.”

However, no value for the requested fees or damages has been publicly disclosed.

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Faragallah based his claim on a general power of attorney issued by Salah through the Nasr City First Documentation Office on July 20, 2012. According to the court papers, the authorisation allowed Faragallah to handle Salah’s legal affairs.

The lawyer said it remained active until he formally withdrew on August 25, 2025. “I am establishing my right and will not speak for now,” Faragallah said.

Salah and his representatives have not yet publicly responded to the claim.

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