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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Rybakina dispatches Paolini to reach Ningbo final and boost WTA Finals bid | Sports-Games
Elena Rybakina and Ekaterina Alexandrova advance to Ningbo Open final with wins over Jasmine Paolini and Diana Shnaider, impacting qualification for the WTA Finals.
- On Sunday, Elena Rybakina will face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Ningbo Open final after Rybakina beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to keep WTA Finals hopes alive.
- After two prior losses to Paolini, Rybakina relied on a big serve and powerful groundstrokes to win the Ningbo Open semifinal in 90 minutes, breaking for a 5-3 lead in the opening set.
- Rybakina produced 30 winners, including 10 aces, and saved all seven break points she faced to win in one hour and 29 minutes.
- Qualification implications: Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva will contest the remaining spot for the WTA Finals in Riyadh, which runs Nov 1-8, with $15.5 million at stake.
- Paolini could have clinched qualification on Saturday, but her defeat means the last two spots will be decided at next week's Pan-Pacific Open, Tokyo where Mirra Andreeva remains in contention.
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