New world number one Elena Rybakina stunned in Beijing on return to action

[p]The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan was playing her first match since seizing the top ranking on her US Open win in New York, but Armenia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/charaeva-alina/nBSQPTfR/"]Charaeva[/a] triumphed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/charaeva-a-nBSQPTfR/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/?mid=0Epw9iu2"]3-6, 6-4, 6-3[/a] in a clinical comeback.[/p][p]"I don't have words," said Charaeva, who is making her Beijing debut.[/p][p]"This is incredible," the 24-year-old said.[/p][p]"[b]She's (an) amazing player, and for me it's kind of just dream come true[/b]," she said of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Rybakina[/a].[/p][p]"I will be really happy to stay some more days in Beijing," she added. "Never stop believing, I guess."[/p][embed guid="bd04cb95-6bab-4b4f-b444-d7e217156b7c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd4MQBnmF5A" social-type="youtube" /][p]Rybakina got off to a solid start, but seven double-faults ushered the momentum into the hands of her opponent.[/p][p]Wind rattled the closed-roof stadium, with both players serving as thunderous claps echoed over the court.[/p][p]A supportive crowd tried to rally Rybakina back into contention, but Charaeva held serve to win the match in two hours and 11 minutes.[/p][p]Charaeva faces Briton [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kartal-sonay/nFb01JTe/"]Sonay Kartal[/a] in the third round.[/p]