Olena Rybakina won her first tournament since 2023. The player from Kazakhstan defeated Aryna Sabalenko in the final of the tournament in Indian Wells with a score of 7-6(11), 6-4.

Olena Rybakina defeated Australian Open-2023 champion Aryna Sabalenko

Olena Rybakina, ranked 10th in the WTA rankings, won her first title of the year.

Qualified in the last act of the competition after eliminating the WTA leader Iga Svyatek in two sets, the Kazakhstani played a difficult match with Aryna Sabalenko (2 WTA).

The winner of the Australian Open 2023, where she even defeated Elena Rybakina, Arina Sabalenko did not give up easily and fought incredibly in the first set.

It took Rybakin an hour and 20 minutes to win his first set, which was decided by a tiebreak. Arina Sabalenko committed 10 double faults against one opponent.

In the second set, Rybakina played much better, at one point she even managed to lead 3:1.

However, this time too the player from Belarus did not give in very easily, and at the end of two hours and 6 minutes, Rybakina finally prevailed.

Thus, Olena Rybakina will receive 1000 points in the WTA singles ranking. She will also receive a check for $1,262,220.

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