WTA Finals 2023: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview
Rybakina has scored victory over Sabalenka in the duo's last two clashes
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Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina(Images via: tennisnet.com, The Astana Times)
With one win and one loss under both of their belts, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina are all set to clash on-court in their last match at the robin-round of the ongoing WTA Finals tournament in Cancun.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina: Match Details
- Tournament: WTA Finals 2023
- Match: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina
- Date: 2nd October, 2023
- Time: 7:15 p.m. (ET)
- Venue: Estadio Paradisus, Cancun, Mexico
- Round: First Round (Group stage)
- Surface: Hard Court
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina: Match Preview
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka dethroned Iga Swiatek to become the World No.1 a few weeks back. The Belarusian beat Maria Sakkari with ease in her first match at the robin-round. She beat the Greek ace scoring 6-0, 6-1. However, Sabalenka suffered a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to the hands of fifth seed, Jessica Pegula in her second match. To claim a ticket to the semi-final round, Sabalenka needs to beat Rybakina at her upcoming match.
Elena Rybakina, on the other hand, had a disappointing start to her campaign at the WTA Finals. She lost her first match to Korea Open winner, Jessica Pegula. The Kazakh suffered a 7-5, 6-2 loss in her match against Pegula. In her match against Sakkari however, Rybakina claimed the first set with a 6-0 win. What followed was an intense battle over the following two sets. Rybakina narrowly escaped the risk of elimination with a 6-0, 6-4, 7-6 win over the World No.9.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina: Match Prediction
Both the top-ranked players have faced each other on six different occasions. Although Sabalenka leads Rybakina in the duo’s head-to-head, the Kazakh has scored all her wins against the World No.1 in their last two clashes. The Belarusian leads Rybakina with 4 wins over their last six matches. The winner of the two will make the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament.
Match Prediction: Elena Rybakina to win over three sets.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina: Match Telecast
- USA – Tennis Channel
- UK – Amazon Prime
- Canada – TSN
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Belgium – BeTV
- China – MIGU
- Germany – Sky Deutschland
- Indonesia – beIN Sports
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