Rybakina Advances to the Ningbo Open Final
Tennis player Elena Rybakina, former Wimbledon champion, has managed to break a five-month drought by reaching the final of the Ningbo Open, after a remarkable victory over Jasmine Paolini in the semifinals. Rybakina demonstrated her power with a score of 6-3, 6-2 in a match that lasted 89 minutes. During the match, the Kazakh player connected 10 aces, although she also had to defend seven break points against the second seed, Paolini.After reaching the semifinals of the Citi Open, the Canadian Open, and the Cincinnati Masters in recent months, Rybakina will seek to add the Ningbo Open title to her list of achievements, joining the WTA 500 she won on clay in Strasbourg on May 24th. 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 on Saturday. In the final, Rybakina will face Ekaterina Alexandrova, who, after defeating Diana Shnaider with a score of 6-3, 6-4, is ranked for the first time in the top 10 of the world ranking.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 that I stayed focused until the end and won in straight sets.
Elena Rybakina
