Abu Dhabi open champion Novak Djokovic sends congratulations to Elena rybakina after she cruise past Daria Kasatkina in straight set to claim victory in Abu Dhabi

Daria’s meeting will be her fifth at the Abu Dhabi tournament. Kasatkina lost two sets to Frenchwoman Parry and Brazilian Haddad Maia in these four meetings. Kasatkina has also knocked out American Kruger and Romanian Kyrsta from the tournament.

The match against Haddad Maia lasted three hours and 2 minutes, and Daria won 6:3, 4:6, and 7:6. During the game, Daria made one ace and four double faults and won 58% of points on the first serve and 46% on the second serve.The Abu Dhabi Open is the tournament that commences the Middle Eastern swing of tennis, which is followed by the Sunshine Doubles. The prize money and the 500 points are rewards that would attract any player. Elena Rybakina, who was seeded for the tournament, will play in the second round against Danielle Collins.It was thought that Samsonova would offer more resistance to Elena in the semi-finals, however,

Elena overcame the Russian quite confidently, albeit in three sets. The match’s final score was 6:0, 4:6, 6:2 in favor of Rybakina. The match lasted an hour and 52 minutes; during the game, Rybakina made nine aces and one double fault, and won 73% of points on the first serve and 48% on the second.Elena Rybakina had one of her best runs in the 2023 season.

Coming off of a Wimbledon title in 2022, Rybakina was primed and ready for the 2023 season. She reached the finals of the Australian Open and the Miami Open. She also won the Indian Wells Masters and the Italian Open. Her performance in the first half of the year evoked many in the tennis world to dub her one of the big three of the WTA.

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side from a slam final, she played till the quarterfinal of the Wimbledon, followed by two semifinals in the Canadian Open and the China Open. The Kazakhstani player began 2024 with a bang by winning the Brisbane International. She entered 2024 ranked 4 but fell to rank 5. She is looking to reclaim her position and climb even higher.