Rybakina brushes aside Fernandez to retain Ningbo crown
Rybakina beat Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 and took her fourth title of the year, strengthening her bid for the year-end No. 1 ranking.
- World number one Elena Rybakina defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday at the Yinzhou Tennis Center to retain her Ningbo Open title.
- The victory marks Rybakina's tour-leading fourth title of the year, adding to her Australian Open, Stuttgart, and US Open trophies while bringing her career total to 15.
- Rybakina secured the first set in 38 minutes and saved all four break points against Fernandez, improving her career record at the Ningbo Open to 8-0.
- After setbacks in Beijing and Wuhan, the Kazakh shifts focus to the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this week, seeking momentum before the WTA Finals.
- Securing this trophy bolsters Rybakina's bid for the year-end number one ranking ahead of the WTA Finals next month, capping a spectacular season.
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This Sunday, the world's No.1 won the 15th title of his career at Ningbo's WTA 500.
Top-ranked Rybakina crushes Fernandez to win fourth title of season
The top seed and defending champion cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win in 73 minutes over the world number 30 from Canada. Rybakina, the Australian and US Open champion, collected her 15th WTA crown in all and went a long way towards securing the year-end number-one ranking. "Thank you all you guys for an amazing atmosphere," the Moscow-born Kazakh said in her victory speech to the crowd. "Every day it's amazing to play in front of you. It gives a lot of…
Rybakina brushes aside Fernandez to retain Ningbo crown
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