Rybakina advances to Doha quarter-finals

AFP | Doha

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Elena Rybakina progressed to the Doha Open quarter-finals yesterday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-2 win over Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova.

The fifth seed from Kazakhstan battled inconsistency in the first set after racing into a 3-0 lead, failing to convert three set points in the 10th game before finally taking charge in the tie-break.

Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina broke world number 46 Sramkova to start the second set and won the first four games as she wrapped up victory in 84 minutes.

Rybakina could face threetime defending champion Iga Swiatek in the last eight. The Pole takes on Czech youngster Linda Noskova in the round of 16.