RIYADH: Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to eight consecutive matches with an impressive 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Iga Swiatek in round-robin play at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.
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After cruising past Amanda Anisimova in her opener on Saturday, Rybakina claimed her second win of the week and advanced to the semifinals as the winner of the Serena Williams Group after Anisimova of the US downed compatriot Madison Keys 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the day’s other match.
Rybakina faces off with seventh seed Keys in her last match of round-robin play.
Rybakina was the last of the eight singles players to qualify for this season’s WTA Finals, and she did so by clinching the title in Ningbo and reaching the semifinals in Tokyo in the last two weeks of qualifying tournaments of the regular season.
