Wimbledon champion Rybakina into Slovenia Open final
The Kazakh reached her first final since winning the Wimbledon title in July
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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