08:20, 24 September 2021 | GMT +6
Rybakina beats Magda Linette of Poland to reach quarterfinal of WTA tournament in Ostrava
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan’s top tennis player Elena Rybakina defeated Magda Linette of Poland in the second round of the WTA-500 event – the Ostrava Open – taking place in the Czech Republic, Kazinform cites Sports,kz.
World’s 16th seed Rybakina needed 1 hour and 32 min to outplay Magda Linette, ranked 59th in the world, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in their first encounter.
Rybakina is to take on Polish Iga Świątek in the quarterfinal of the Ostrava Open.
The Ostrava Open has a prize fund of $565,530. Its singles title currently belongs to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.