Kazakhstan’s tennis star Elena Rybakina and the current
world number one Iga Swiatek have shown incredible consistency in the last 15 months.
Both are rated amongst the best in the women’s singles category
and are currently taking part in the
Qatar Open where they will be going up
against each other.
After reaching the final in Doha, Rybakina and Swiatek are
two players in the women’s singles category to reach the most WTA 1000 finals
since 2023. They have now reached the grand finale of such events on four
different occasions. Underneath you find the article with our full preview.
Rybakina booked her place in the final of the mega-event
after defeating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinal with a score
of 6-2, 6-4.
On the other hand, Swiatek booked her place in the final
after being awarded a walkover against Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova.
This will be the fourth meeting between the two players at the
highest level. In those meetings, surprisingly, Rybakina has a better record as
she won on three occasions compared to just one win of Swiatek.
In the last meeting between the two which took place in May
last year in Rome, it was Rybakina who came out on top as Swiatek had to retire
in the third set.