Elena Rybakina 🏆 just broke Iga Swiatek's winning streak! In a thrilling match at the WTA Stuttgart Open 🎾, the Kazakh star defeated the Polish world No.1, denying her a hat trick at the tournament.
Rybakina, the fourth seed, clinched victory with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, bringing their head-to-head record to 4-2 in her favor. Talk about a rivalry heating up! 🔥
She's now secured five wins against top-ranked players, four of them against Swiatek herself. That's some serious power play! 💪
After the match, Swiatek acknowledged the fierce competition, saying she considers herself, Rybakina, and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka as the best players on tour right now. The WTA scene is on fire! 🔥
Up next, Rybakina faces Marta Kostyuk in the Stuttgart final. Can she keep the momentum going? Stay tuned! ✨
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Rybakina ends Swiatek winning streak, meets Kostyuk in Stuttgart final
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