US EditionRybakina topples Pegula to book place in WTA Finals title clash
Rybakina maintained her perfect record in the WTA Finals with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Pegula to reach her first season-ending championship match.
- On Friday, Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the WTA Finals title match, marking her first appearance in the season-ending final.
- Carrying a 10-match winning streak, Rybakina advanced from the WTA Finals group stage after winning all four of her matches this week.
- She hit 15 aces and leaned on her serve, and Rybakina said, `My serve helped me when I needed it`, closing the match on her first match point in two hours and five minutes.
- Rybakina awaits top seed Aryna Sabalenka or Amanda Anisimova in the final, a rematch of the U.S. Open final with a chance at her first season-ending crown.
- Despite Pegula's long season, she benefited from Rybakina's 25 unforced errors and her 31 three-set matches in 2025, a record on the women's tour, amid a shoulder issue sustained during warm-up.
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Tennis-Rybakina topples Pegula to book place in WTA Finals title clash
RIYADH (Reuters) -Elena Rybakina came from a set down to dismantle Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-3 on Friday and make the WTA Finals title clash, where the Kazakh will face either Aryna Sabalenka or Amanda Anisimova for a shot at her first season-ending crown. Read full story
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