Wimbledon champion Rybakina into Slovenia Open final

The Kazakh reached her first final since winning the Wimbledon title in July

Elena Rybakina, Roland-Garros Elena Rybakina played the match of her life against Serena Williams (Panoramic)

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, the No 3 seed, defeated Romanian Ana Bogdan 6-1, 6-1 to reach the final of the Slovenia Open at Tennis Arena Portoroz on Saturday evening.

Rybakina, ranked No 25, will play the winner of the match between German qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam and Czech Katerina Siniakova next.

The Kazakh won against German Laura Siegemund (6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (8)), Czech Tereza Martincova (6-4, 6-1) and Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko (W/O) earlier in the tournament.

In the previous rounds, Bogdan, ranked No 65, beat Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, the No 8 seed (7-5, 4-6, 6-1), Slovenian Tamara Zidansek (6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1) and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the second seed (6-1, 1-6, 7-5).

Portoroz WTA 125, other semi-final result (Tennis Arena Portoroz, hard, EUR 203.024):

  • Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Katerina Siniakova

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