Jasmine Paolini defeated Elena Rybakina at the WTA finals in Riyadh

The curtain rises on the WTA Finals in Riyadh today and the spotlight is on Italy’s Jasmine Paolini as she takes on Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in a remake of the Roland Garros quarter-finals. The Tuscan, ranked 4th, will make his singles debut today. The Italian arrived after the quarterfinals in Wuhan and a short break due to minor discomfort in her left leg. Live broadcast – Jasmine Paolini finishes the match in straight sets: 7-6, 6-4, defeating Rybakina. – Rybakina moves to 4-5, the Italian is now serving for the match. – Paolini holds serve and leads in the second set 5-3. She will serve for the match. – Break for the Italian: she will now serve with a score of 4-3. – 3:3 between Paolini and Rybakina. – 2-3 between Paolini and Rybakina. – 2:2 between Paolini and Rybakina. – Rybakina leads 2-1 in the second set, but there are no breaks yet. – Paolini quickly makes it 1-1. – Rybakina saves two break points at the start of the second set and moves to 1-0. – Jasmine Paolini wins the first set in a tiebreaker 7-5. – 6-6 in the first set between Paolini and Rybakina: it comes to a tiebreaker. – Paolini-Rybakina 6-5: the Italian has no problems with serve. – Paolini leads 5-4 after serving. – Rybakina holds serve and moves to 4-4. – Rybakina wins back: 4-3. – Break for Paolini: the Italian leads the first set 4-2. – Paolini is forced to save a break point, but leads 3-2. – Rybakina serves perfectly: 2-2. – Paolini moves to 2-1 after the lead. – Rybakina holds serve: 1-1. – Good first serve for the Italian, who takes the score 1-0. – Both players are on the warm-up court. Jasmine Paolini will serve first. – Paolini and Rybakina will soon take the court, this is the Italian’s first match at the WTA finals. Schedule Jasmine Paolini will take the court today, Saturday, November 2, at 6:00 p.m. This will be the first match of the group stage and the Italian’s debut at the WTA Finals. Where to watch on TV and streaming The match between Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina, the first day of the round-robin tournament of the 2024 WTA Finals, which will take place at the King Saud University Indoor Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be broadcast live on Sky Sport Max and is streaming on NOW and the Sky Go app. Updates during the match will be available on our website. Commentary The match between Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina will be commentated by Federico Ferrero, technical comments by Laura Golarza. Previous meetings Previous meetings between Paolini and Rybakina were equal (2-2): the Italian won the 1/8 finals in Cincinnati 2023 due to retirement and the quarter-finals of Roland Garros 2024, and the Kazakh woman won the 1/8 finals in Rome 2023 and this year in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart.