Team had confronted each other two times on the WTA visit to date, with Rybakina arising triumphant on the two events
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
In the wake of overcoming Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, previous number 1 Victoria Azarenka set up a second-round matchup with Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Tennis Titles.
Remarking on her presentation in the past competition, the Belarusian tennis player expressed that she esteems her Doha conflict with Iga Swiatek in which she confronted rout subsequent to beating any semblance of Magdalena Frech, Wang Xinyu, and Jelena Ostapenko to arrive at the quarterfinals at the Qatar Open.
Azarenka broke in the initial round of the match against Swiatek yet quickly surrendered the benefit as she crushed spirit to even out the procedures. Swiatek saved a break point, held serve, and broke in the following game to flood ahead in the eighth round of the initial set. She later served out the set to start to lead the pack in Doha.
The Clean tennis star increased her game in the subsequent set, dominating all matches, to seal the match 6-4, 6-0, denoting her eleventh consecutive triumph at the competition.
Azarenka expressed that the match against Swiatek helped her sort out how she matched facing the WTA visit's highest level player. She additionally said that she generally likes her possibilities against any semblance of Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.
"In some cases when you play these enormous matches, the assumption rises, that it will be a unimaginable thing. For me it was vital to play against Iga in Doha. I want to be truly a smidgen more prepared, yet I sort of comprehend how I can match against her. A match against Aryna, a match against Elena, I generally have possibilities," the 34-year-old told the WTA.
"As far as I might be concerned, it is to have the option to find that key where I go with those right or better decisions in those minutes. And afterward we'll see. In any case, I will make an honest effort to sort those things out. It's an extraordinary test. I'm anticipating that like clockwork. Challenge invigorates me," she added.
She will confront 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
