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, after a remarkable victory over Jasmine Paolini at the Ningbo Open. Rybakina demonstrated her power with a score of 6-3 and 6-2, securing her place in the tournament final. During the match, Rybakina connected 10 aces, although she also had to defend seven break points in a match that lasted 89 minutes against Paolini, who was the second seed.After failing to advance to the final in the Citi Open, Canadian Open, and Cincinnati Masters tournaments in recent months, Rybakina will seek to add the Ningbo Open title to her victory at the WTA 500 clay court event in Strasbourg, achieved on May 24. This victory keeps Rybakina’s hopes of participating in the season-ending WTA Finals alive. For her part, Paolini missed the opportunity to secure her place in the Turin tournament with this defeat. In the final, Rybakina will face Ekaterina Alexandrova, who is currently in the top 10 for the first time in her career. Alexandrova secured her place in the final after defeating Diana Shnaider with a score of 6-3 and 6-4.I knew the match would be very tough. Jasmine has played very well this season. She is a very difficult opponent, and I knew I would have to give my best. I am happy to have stayed focused until the end and won in straight sets.
Elena Rybakina