Elena Rybakinawho started the week in fifth place in the ranking, will start this Monday ahead of Jessica Pegula thanks to her title this Sunday at the WTA 500 in Abu Dhabi. It is the seventh of his career and the second of this season after Brisbane, a competition in the same category.
The Kazakh, the first favorite in the draw, hurried to defeat Darya Kasatkina, 6-1 and 6-4, in 68 minutesbefore the final was interrupted by rain that did affect the development of the first day of the WTA 1000 in Doha.
With Rybakina in shape, The women’s circuit can boast of having its ‘big four’, which is completed with Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff.
The champion did not miss the opportunity to send a message to the WTA leaders by remembering at the awards ceremony that both she and Kasatkina have to debut tomorrow in the Doha tournament. “This Monday we have another game there and hopefully we will both be recovered and we will face each other again in the final,” Elena stated.
Comparison with Medvedev
Russian Kasatkina remembered her compatriot Daniil Medvedev on his 28th birthday: “I congratulate him on his birthday and, as he said after losing in the Australian Open, it is better to lose three finals than three first rounds, I’ll stick with that“-
2024-02-11 15:10:41
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