Rybakina ends losing streak to Swiatek, advances to first WTA Finals semifinal

Swiatek has started well after a disappointing set of results in the last few weeks. “I was improving in each match, and the results were following after. Monday’s win also marked her 11th victory over a top two player since Wimbledon 2022, the most of any player in that span. The victory extends Rybakina’s dominant stretch of play not just in Riyadh, but across the entire Asian Swing.
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• She not only claimed the honors in Strasbourg and Ningbo, but also reached the semifinals in Toronto, Cincinnati, and Tokyo.
• She needed just one, converting immediately to cap a run of four straight games.
• Her forehand found its range, turning those errors into winners.

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• “She brings so much intensity to the court,” Rybakina said after the match.

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• The final two sets were all Rybakina, as she flipped the script on Swiatek.

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• Monday’s win also marked her 11th victory over a top two player since Wimbledon 2022, the most of any player in that span.

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The last player to qualify for Riyadh, she is now off to the semifinals after her win. The 27-year-old rocketed seven aces and won 79% of her first serve points. The second seed won 83% of her first serve points and saved five break points against the American. The final two sets were all Rybakina, as she flipped the script on Swiatek. Her forehand found its range, turning those errors into winners. “She brings so much intensity to the court,” Rybakina said after the match.

• “I was improving in each match, and the results were following after.
• The Pole also reached the quarterfinals in Wuhan, but lost to Jasmine Paolini in straight sets.

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• It was semi-final one at the 2025 Cincinnati Open—a marquee clash between Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina that lived up to the billing.

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• The second seed won 83% of her first serve points and saved five break points against the American.

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• By then, she had built real scoreboard pressure, putting Swiatek on the defensive and looking poised to dictate the set.

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• The last player to qualify for Riyadh, she is now off to the semifinals after her win.

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Rybakina responded with a fighting hold from 0–30 down, but Swiatek immediately struck — breaking at love for 2–1. Elena Rybakina surged ahead with SlotLounge two mid-set breaks, racing to a 5–3 lead and earning the chance to serve out the opener. By then, she had built real scoreboard pressure, putting Swiatek on the defensive and looking poised to dictate the set.

Rybakina ends losing streak to Swiatek, advances to first WTA Finals semifinal

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• Swiatek has started well after a disappointing set of results in the last few weeks.

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• Rybakina responded with a fighting hold from 0–30 down, but Swiatek immediately struck — breaking at love for 2–1.
• Swiatek consolidated with another straightforward hold for 4–1, then threatened to run away with the set.
• The 27-year-old rocketed seven aces and won 79% of her first serve points.

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• It was difficult to be down, but in the second set, I pushed myself.

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• The victory extends Rybakina’s dominant stretch of play not just in Riyadh, but across the entire Asian Swing.

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She not only claimed the honors in Strasbourg and Ningbo, but also reached the semifinals in Toronto, Cincinnati, and Tokyo.

Iga Swiatek vs Elena Rybakina preview, head-to-head, prediction, and betting tips WTA Finals 2025

It was difficult to be down, but in the second set, I pushed myself. She needed just one, converting immediately to cap a run of four straight games. It was semi-final one at the 2025 Cincinnati Open—a marquee clash between Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina that lived up to the billing. The Pole also reached the quarterfinals in Wuhan, but lost to Jasmine Paolini in straight sets. Swiatek consolidated with another straightforward hold for 4–1, then threatened to run away with the set. Iga Swiatek opened Set 2 with a solid hold, though Elena Rybakina initially pressured her serve.