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Home»News»Abu Dhabi: Belinda Bencic upsets No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina after main SF comeback
News February 7, 2025

Abu Dhabi: Belinda Bencic upsets No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina after main SF comeback

Abu Dhabi: Belinda Bencic upsets No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina after main SF comeback
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Belinda Bencic’s spectacular post-pregnancy comeback continues because the Swiss has simply accomplished an enormous 3-6 6-3 6-4 comeback win over No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina to succeed in the Abu Dhabi Open closing. 

Within the first set, just one break of serve that the Kazakh acquired within the sixth recreation was sufficient for her to seal the opener.

Elena Rybakina© Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open/Instagram – Truthful Use

 

However after failing to threaten critically the defending champion within the opener, the Swiss impressively bounced again at the beginning of the second set, taking an early 3-0 lead earlier than serving out for a decider within the ninth recreation.

Early within the third set, Rybakina misplaced her serve within the first recreation however immediately acquired it again within the following recreation.

Nonetheless, Bencic remained completely calm and she or he continued along with her recreation, breaking the Kazakh within the third and seventh video games for a cushty 5-2 lead.

Whereas the previous world No. 4 missed out on two consecutive match factors when serving for the match within the eighth recreation, she did not panic and managed to shut out the match within the tenth recreation. 

The Swiss wildcard – who’s at present ranked at No. 157 on this planet – this shall be her first WTA closing as a mom. 

Bencic set to fulfill Ashlyn Krueger within the Abu Dhabi closing

For the Abu Dhabi title, the previous world No. 4 will battle in opposition to Ashlyn Krueger, who defeated Linda Noskova 7-6 (2) 6-4.  The 20-year-old American, who gained her first title on the WTA 250 match in Osaka final fall, now has an opportunity to additionally win her first title from the WTA 500 class. 

“It feels amazing. I’m so happy to do it here in Abu Dhabi,” the world No. 51 stated after beating Noskova.

“I think just really believing in my game, my coach and I have worked so long recently on a lot of things, but just believing what I’m working on.”

In the meantime, Bencic now has an ideal 8-0 file in Abu Dhabi as she beforehand gained the match in 2023 earlier than lacking it final yr attributable to her being pregnant. 

The Swiss and Krueger don’t have any earlier conferences.

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