RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Elena Rybakina received the WTA Finals after beating No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (0) on Saturday.
The sixth-ranked Rybakina struck eight aces and transformed the only real break of the match on the indoor hardcourt in Riyadh.
It was a second loss within the last of the season-ending match for Sablenka after the four-time Grand Slam winner misplaced to Carlone Garcia within the 2022 title match.
Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion from Kazakhstan, was enjoying her first title match in her third consecutive WTA Finals look.
She collected $5.23 million after going 5-0 on the occasion that includes the highest eight girls. The WTA stated that it was the most important payout within the historical past of girls’s sports activities.
