Rybakina wins her first round in Abu Dhabi despite losing the first set

Clément Gehl

le 05/02/2025 à 12h49

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Abu Dhabi Jabeur Rybakina Sonobe Volynets

Elena Rybakina faced Katie Volynets in the first round of the WTA 500 in Abu Dhabi.

Despite losing the first set 6-2, the Kazakh rallied to defeat the qualifier 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Serving for the match in the third set at 5-3, she was debreaked, but managed to take her opponent's serve in the next game.

She declared in a post-match interview: "It was a very tough match. I tried to concentrate on every point.

She was returning a lot of balls, so I had to take a lot of risks, which explains the number of unforced errors I made."

She will face either Ons Jabeur or Wakana Sonobe in the next round.