WTA China Open 2023: Elena Rybakina vs. Tatjana Maria Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview

Rybakina to clash with Maria in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday.

WTA China Open 2023: Elena Rybakina vs. Tatjana Maria Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview

(L) Elena Rybakina; (R) Tatjana Maria (Images via: The Astana Times/WEB.DE)

Fifth seed, Elena Rybakina will be up against World No, 53, Tatjana Maria in her second-round match at the China Open in Beijing. Rybakina entered the second round of the event, defeating Chinese top seed, Qinwen Zheng in her recent match on Monday.

Elena Rybakina vs. Tatjana Maria: Match Details

  • Tournament: China Open 2023
  • Match: Elena Rybakina vs Tatjana Maria
  • Date: 3 October, 2023
  • Time: 5:45 a.m.(EST)
  • Venue: National Tennis Centre, Beijing, China
  • Round: Second(Round of 32)
  • Surface: Hard Court
  • Prize Money: $52,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mJnhkeFwJ4

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Elena Rybakina vs. Tatjana Maria: Match Preview

Rybakina has performed amazing on-court since the start of 2023. The 24-year-old won two titles at the Indian Wells as well as at Rome. She also made it to the Finals at the Australian Open where she lost to the current World No.1, Aryna Sabalenka, following a thrilling encounter. The Kazakh also made it to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon but lost the round to sixth seed, Ons Jabeur.

Tatjana Maria
Tatjana Maria(Image via: Tennis365)

Tatjana Maria on the other hand, made an appearance at the Toray Pan Pacific Open event in Japan where she lost her second round match to Liudmila Samsonova over 2 sets. She faced a crushing 0-6, 2-6 defeat at the hands of the seventh seeded Russian.

Elena Rybakina vs. Tatjana Maria: Match Prediction

Tennis pro, Tatjana Maria will enter the court tomorrow following her first-round win over Itlay’s Martina Trevisan. The German claimed victory over the 29-year-old following a thrilling encounter over two sets. She emerged as the winner with a score of 6-3, 7-6. Her recent match was the comeback the 36-year-old needed following her second-round upset in Japan.

Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina( Image: Hindustan Times)

The 2022 Wimbledon champ, Elena Rybakina however, entered the second-round at Beijing following her 2 set victory over Asian Games singles’ Gold medalist, Qinwen Zheng. Rybakina scored 6-1, 6-2 to win the match. She has some powerful groundstrokes up her sleeve. The German might find it difficult to keep up with her Kazakh opponent in the upcoming match.

The duo’s head-to-head score stands at 0-0 since the two have never faced each other on-court. The upcoming clash in Beijing at the Lotus Court will mark their very first clash.

Match Prediction: Elena Rybakina to win over two sets.

Elena Rybakina vs. Tatjana Maria: Live Stream Details

  • USA – Tennis Channel 
  • UK – Amazon Prime 
  • Canada – TSN
  • Australia – beIN Sports
  • Belgium – Telenet, BeTV
  • Brazil – ESPN Brazil

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