At the Ningbo Open women’s tennis tournament held in China, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, who entered as the defending champion, retained the title on Sunday.
In the singles final, world No. 1 Rybakina defeated Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, ranked 30th, in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
The match ended in 1 hour and 16 minutes. This was the sixth meeting between the two, and Rybakina recorded her fourth victory.
This was Rybakina’s first title since rising to world No. 1. With this, Rybakina leads the season with four titles, having won the most championships in the current season.
Before the Ningbo Open, she had won titles at the Australian Open, US Open, and Stuttgart Open. Overall, Rybakina has now won her 15th tour title. All of them have been won on hard courts.
Champion Rybakina was awarded the trophy, 500 ranking points, and a cash prize of Rs. 1.76 crore.
Doubles: In the Ningbo Open doubles event, the Hungarian-American pair of Fanny Stollar and Desirae Krawczyk defeated the top-seeded American-Spanish duo of Nicole Martinez and Cristina Bucsa 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 10-6 to become champions.
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Rybakina is currently leading the season with 53 tour wins. Russia’s Mirra Andreeva and the United States’ Jessica Pegula are in second place with 50 wins each.
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Rybakina, who has won back-to-back titles at the Ningbo Open, has now successfully defended a title in a tournament for the first time.
Japan Open: Siniakova wins
At the Japan Open women’s tennis tournament, Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova emerged victorious.
In the final, she defeated Ashlyn Krueger of the United States 6-1, 6-0. The match ended in 1 hour and 4 minutes.
This was Siniakova’s first singles title in the last 3 years. Overall, it was her 6th tour title.
In the doubles event of this tournament, the pair of Indonesia’s Janice Tjen and Australia’s Storm Hunter won the trophy.
Almaty Open: Yuki crowned joint champion
In the doubles event of the Almaty Open men’s tennis tournament held in Kazakhstan, India’s Yuki Bhambri, along with America’s Ryan Seggerman, won the championship trophy as joint champions.
The pair of Bambrie/Schegerman, who were ranked 4th in the competition, defeated the top-seeded Austrian duo of Lukas Miedler/Neil Oberleitner in sets of 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (1/7), 10-2 to become champions.
For India’s No. 1 doubles tennis player Bambrie, this is his first tour title of the current season. Overall, it is his 5th career title.
Another title for Medvedev: In the Almaty Open singles event, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev retained the championship title.
The top-seeded player defeated Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final in sets of 6-7 (6/8), 6-1, 6-3.
This is the first time Medvedev has defended a title in tour tournaments. With this, Medvedev, who became champion in the 4th tournament of the current season, has won his 25th tour title overall.
Medvedev, who faced Basilashvili for the second time, has won both times.