Overview
- Rybakina swept her group 3-0 with wins over Amanda Anisimova, Iga Swiatek and Ekaterina Alexandrova, becoming the first Kazakh to reach the tournament’s semifinals.
- She competed with her shoulder taped and said the discomfort started during warm-up, adding that she would work on it with her team.
- Rybakina said she is “a little bit tired” late in the season and stressed the importance of recovery ahead of her next match.
- She is slated to play Jessica Pegula on Friday in Riyadh; Rybakina leads their head-to-head 3-2 after a straight-sets win in Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers earlier this year, and this is her first WTA Finals semifinal.
- Before arriving in Riyadh, she pulled out of her Tokyo semifinal with a back issue, contributing to ongoing attention on her fitness.