No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina delivered a scientific show in certainly one of her most necessary matches of the season and routed Twenty second-ranked Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in her opening Tokyo match.
Needing two wins in Tokyo to qualify for the WTA Finals, the 2022 Wimbledon champion earned the primary break within the eighth recreation for a 5-3 lead however didn’t serve out for the opener within the following recreation. Nonetheless, the Kazakh tennis star nonetheless bagged the primary set after breaking Fernandez once more within the tenth recreation – when the Canadian was serving to remain within the opener.
Rybakina then continued together with her tremendous play in the beginning of the second set, going 3-0 up. For the remainder of the match, the 2022 Wimbledon champion simply held on to her serve to finish a two-set win.
Throughout the match, the No. 2 seed fired six aces and transformed three of her 4 break factors possibilities.
Rybakina will get her revenge over Rybakina in Tokyo
When you can recall, Rybakina was up by a set and led 5-3 within the second set of her Washington semifinal earlier than Fernandez stunningly got here again to win. Right now, the Kazakh bought her revenge.
“I’m feeling a bit uninterested in course however able to make the final push. Very pleased with the final week. Making an attempt to convey the whole lot from final week to right here. Thanks a lot for coming and supporting at present,” the Kazakh stated after reaching the Tokyo quarterfinal.
Elena Rybakina after beating Fernandez in Tokyo
“I’m feeling a bit uninterested in course however able to make the final push. Very pleased with the final week. Making an attempt to convey the whole lot from final week to right here. Thanks a lot for coming and supporting at present.” ❤️
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 23, 2025
For a spot within the Tokyo semifinal but additionally to ebook the final WTA Finals ticket, Rybakina performs in opposition to Victoria Mboko.
