Rybakina sails through against a Badosa who saved six match points

A tremendous rollercoaster of a match unfolded at the WTA Dubai between Paula Badosa and Elena Rybakina. Both delivered a nail-biting match where the Kazakh managed to come out on top. The Catalan can say she had victory within reach, but failed to capitalize on the seven match points in her favor. Rybakina kept fending off Paula's attempts time and time again, with the latter missing too many opportunities. The scoreboard tells the whole story, as with a scoreline of 4-6 7-6(8) 7-6(2), the 6th seed will advance to the quarterfinals against Sofia Kenin. Meanwhile, the Catalan bids farewell to Dubai, with some doubts about her physical condition as she had to request medical treatment for thigh discomfort at the beginning of the third set.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rybakina sale a flote ante una Badosa que perdonó seis bolas de partido