Olena Rybakina reached the final of the second WTA 500 tournament this year in Abu Dhabi after defeating Lyudmila Samsonova with a score of 6-0, 4-6, 6-2.

Olena RybakinaPhoto: Ed JONES/AFP/Profimedia

The match between Olena Rybakin and Daria Kasatkina in the WTA finals in Abu Dhabi

The main favorite of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates Rybakina started the match in the best possible way and won the first set to zero.

Samsonova recovered in the second act, which she constantly controlled, and it seemed that she could spring a surprise in the decider.

The third set was again up to the player from Kazakhstan, who after the triumph in Brisbane is entering the finals for the second time this year.

In the final action in Abu Dhabi, Olena Rybakina will face Russia’s Daria Kasatkina, the player who beat Sorana Kirstya in the quarterfinals.

The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open takes place from February 5 to 11 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize pool of $922,573, and the title champion is Belinda Bencic (2023).

Know:

  • Olena Rybakina won 6 competitions: Bucharest (2019), Hobart (2020), Wimbledon (2022), Indian Wells and Rome (2023) and Brisbane (2024). He also has 9 lost finals on his account.
  • Kasatkina also has 6 titles: Charleston (2017), Moscow (2018), St. Petersburg, Phillip Island Trophy (2021), Granby and San Jose (2022). She lost eight other finals.