Rybakina Advances to Ningbo Open Final After Defeating Paolini
Elena Rybakina, the former Wimbledon champion, has broken a five-month drought by reaching the final of the Ningbo Open. She secured a convincing victory over Jasmine Paolini with a score of 6-3, 6-2. Rybakina demonstrated her power on the court by registering 10 aces. She had to defend against seven break points during the 89-minute match against Paolini, who was the second seed in the tournament.After staying in the semi-final stage at the Citi Open, the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Masters in recent months, Rybakina will seek to add the Ningbo Open title to her victory at the WTA 500 clay event in Strasbourg on May 24. This victory keeps Rybakina’s hopes alive of participating in the season-ending WTA Finals, after Paolini missed the opportunity to secure her place in the Turin tournament with a win on Saturday. Ekaterina Alexandrova, who is in the top 10 for the first time in her career, will face Rybakina, the third seed, in the final. Alexandrova defeated Diana Shnaider with a score of 6-3, 6-4.I knew the match would be very difficult. Jasmine has played very well this season. She is a very tough opponent, and I knew I would have to give my best. I am happy that I stayed focused until the end and won in straight sets.
Elena Rybakina
