Rybakina’s troubled year of ill health and ailing form is ending on low note but world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka through to semi-finals
Shortly before Saturday’s opening match in Riyadh, the PA system played a sort of mission statement for the WTA Finals, delivered in the aspirational tone of a wealth-management ad.
Aryna Sabalenka has secured qualification for the semi-finals stage of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Jasmine Paolini, as Zheng Qinwen ended Elena Rybakina's chances of moving on in Riyadh on Monday.- Zheng bounces back - Earlier at King Saud University Indoor Arena, Zheng improved her chances of advancing to the semi-finals with a 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-1 victory over world number five Rybakina.