Rybakina Advances to Ningbo Open Final After Defeating Paolini
Tennis player Elena Rybakina, former Wimbledon champion, has managed to break a five-month drought without reaching a final. She achieved this with a solid victory over Jasmine Paolini in the Ningbo Open semifinals, with a score of 6-3, 6-2. Rybakina demonstrated her power with 10 aces, although she had to defend seven break points in an 89-minute match against Paolini, who was the second seed in the tournament held in China.After failing to advance to the final at the Citi Open, the Canadian Open, and the Cincinnati Masters in recent months, Rybakina will look 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 end-of-season WTA Finals, after Paolini missed the opportunity to secure her place in the Turin tournament with a win on Saturday. In the final, Rybakina will face Ekaterina Alexandrova, who is in the top 10 for the first time in her career, after defeating 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’s a very tough opponent, and I knew I would have to give my best. I’m happy that I stayed focused until the end and won in straight sets.
Elena Rybakina
