Elena Rybakina surprised even herself with her level in her opening WTA Finals match as the Kazakh revealed that she had a tough time adjusting to the Riyadh conditions in practice, but then did everything perfectly on the court against Amanda Anisimova.

MASON, OH − There will be a new women's champion of the Cincinnati Open. Aryna Sabalenka, the WTA No. 1 and defending Cincinnati Open champion, fell in the quarterfinals Aug. 15 to No. 9 seed Elena Rybakina, 6-1, 6-4. Elena Rybakina is through to the ...

Elena Rybakina made a sensational start to her WTA Finals campaign on Saturday night, storming past Amanda Anisimova for her first round-robin win of the week, 6-3, 6-1. And with that victory over the world No. 4 came a pretty nifty stat: Rybakina has now beaten every Top 10 ranking in her career.