Kazakh third seed Elena Rybakina powered past Italy’s Jasmine Paolini with a clinical 6-3 6-2 victory on Saturday to secure her place in the Ningbo Open final, keeping her hopes of qualifying for next month’s WTA Finals on track.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion broke second-seeded Paolini for a 5-3 lead in the opening set before comfortably sealing it.
The pair were locked at 2-2 in the second, but Rybakina shifted
