Dubai Tennis Championships: Elena Rybakina saves six match points in win against Paula Badosa
Elena Rybakina saved six games before ending a huge victory against Paula Badosa to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, while the world Aryna Sabalenka, the first one, was surprised.
Kazakhstan’s Rybakina beat 6-3 from 6-3 in the second set, while Badosa also rejected Rybakina’s 6-5 in the final Two match points in the game.
The World Seven held company won the first match with a tough two hours and 49 minutes after a 4-6 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (7-2).
The six most players who won the WTA Tour title have scored the most since Tatjana Maria beat Emiliana Arango in Nottingham in June.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion will face Sophia Kenin, after the Americans ended Jasmine Paolini’s championship defense with a 6-4 6-0 victory.
Italy’s Paolini was runner-up last year at the French Open and Wimbledon, struggling in the second set after rolling her ankle and later quitting the doubles.
