Aryna Sabalenka stunned in Toronto as Elina Svitolina downs Amanda Anisimova

[p]World number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Jessica Pegula[/a] were both upset in fourth-round matches on Saturday in Toronto.[/p][p]Four-time Grand Slam winner Sabalenka suffered a blow to her preparations for a tilt at a third consecutive US Open title, beaten [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alexandrova-e-dzbgeEFF/sabalenka-a-vyhksgUB/?mid=AFGhOCE8"]7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4[/a] by Russian 16th seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexandrova-ekaterina/dzbgeEFF/"]Ekaterina Alexandrova[/a].[/p][embed guid="e86fc5d9-f8e1-45a6-a39f-09f743754bb7" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2086266341426647546?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I wasn't trying to think about the score or anything like beating number one,"[/b] said Alexandrova after ousting the Belarusian in 2hr 29min.[/p][p]"I was just trying to do my best.[/p][p][b]"I just tried to play every single point as if it was the last one because with her, you don't get a lot of chances during the match,"[/b] Alexandrova said.[/p][p]"I had a lot today, but I couldn't realise some of them. I'm super happy that I could win because after the second set, I thought (winning) was already past me."[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="7929861b-b32f-42a4-8bec-93bbb9938eae" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="42489694-ec54-43e4-acd3-1de5d1c7d542" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Alexandrova moves on to a quarter-final against Ukraine's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Elina Svitolina[/a], who dispatched American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anisimova-amanda/nwkutKbi/"]Amanda Anisimova[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/anisimova-a-nwkutKbi/svitolina-e-jyngIesG/?mid=Sh2QsbBb"]6-2, 6-4[/a] in 78 minutes.[/p]