Elena Rybakina breeze from the number one in the world Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-2 To qualify for the BNP Paribas Open women’s final indian wells.
The 10th-placed Kazakh has outperformed Swiatek this season with two wins, following a fourth-round win over Pole in Poland. Australian Open.
Rybakina was in control from the start and reinforced an early timeout, taking a 3-0 lead and taking the first set in just 36 minutes.
The reigning Wimbledon champion was even more impressive in the second set.
It took just 20 minutes to take a 4-0 lead before Swiatek finally put up some resistance by holding the serve at 5-1.
Swiatek took the game’s first timeout in the next match, but it was ultimately not enough as Rybakina continued to score a resounding victory.
The result constitutes a repeat of the Australian Open final. Arina Sabalenka In the semi-finals, she won 6-2 6-3 against world number seven Maria Sakkari.
Sabalenka beat Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Melbourne in January to win her first major.