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Aussie champion Rybakina slumps out of French Open

Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina has crashed out in the biggest upset so far at the French Open

The second seed looked to be heading for a routine win when she took the opening set against Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in the second round on a sweltering Court Suzanne Lenglen on Wednesday.

But Rybakina began to find life a lot more difficult and Starodubtseva, ranked 55 and in good form, won nine of the next 10 games to lead 3-0 in the decider.

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