Title contender Elena Rybakina upset in second round of French Open

Paris - Elena Rybakina was sent spinning out of the French ⁠Open after a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-4) loss to Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva in the second round on Wednesday, leaving the women’s draw without one off the genuine contenders for the title in Paris.Russian-born Kazakh Rybakina arrived at Roland Garros as the second seed following her ​Australian Open victory in January and earned her tour-leading 31st match victory ‌after dismantling ‌Veronika Erjavec in the opening round.The 26-year-old was unable to ​conjure up her best form on Court Suzanne Lenglen, however, as she wilted in the deciding set tiebreak and handed the victory to her opponent with a ⁠forehand that went long.