The quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Beijing could not have been more spectacular, although it is easy for the duel between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina to steal all the attention. Will they give us a top-level clash again?
This Friday it’s time to get up early to enjoy four magnificent games in the Beijing WTA 1000. The quarterfinals have been divided between seven seeds and a special guest such as Liudmilla Samsonova. Many eyes will be on the last match of the day, the one facing Aryna Sabalenka y Elena Rybakina as a final culmination. The world No. 1 had to sweat this afternoon to knock down Paolini in two sets. Once she achieved it, she was finally able to celebrate it and analyze what kind of battle awaits her tomorrow against the Kazakh, expanding a rivalry that we already saw this season in the finals of the Australian Open and Indian Wells. In Oceania she won one and in America she won the other, what will happen in Asia?
– Hard-fought victory against Paolini
“We had already faced each other on several occasions, so I knew this player very well, I know how well she can compete. She is someone who moves well and returns the ball a lot, someone who forces you to work really hard if you want to beat her and get the victory. In the second set tiebreak, the only thing I kept telling myself over and over was: ‘Stay aggressive, she comes on court.’ I knew she needed to bring out my game if she wanted to avoid a third set.”
– Drop and reaction in the second set
“In my head, I think that until 6-4 and 3-1 in the second set I was playing incredible tennis, above all I was serving very well, until suddenly something happened. I don’t know, maybe I didn’t adapt well to that situation, I started to miss a lot of points with my serve, something that helped give Jasmine the opportunity to come back in the match and get into the fight. I’m happy to have been able to win that second set and finish the match there. I think she played very good tennis in general terms, but in the key moments it was I who brought out her best tennis. That’s the most important thing, so I’ll stick with that.”
– Rybakina in the quarterfinals
“Against Elena they are always very tough battles, I know perfectly well what awaits me tomorrow. I think that, above all, what I have to do is focus on my things, on myself, play aggressively and try to expose my game for as long as possible. I know I will have some chances to win that match, I still remember the last time I lost to her, I got a little nervous and rushed too much at certain times. The key against Elena is to stay calm, be aggressive and not rush too much.”
2023-10-05 15:55:19
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