2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina absolutely destroyed Iga Swiatek at the World Tennis League.
In the first match of the World Tennis League final, Rybakina – who is representing the Hawks team – ousted Swiatek of the Kites team 6-3 6-1.
In the first game of the match, Rybakina saved a break point and avoided going down by an early break.
After saving a break point in the first game, Rybakina earned the first break of the match in the second game to open a 2-0 lead.
In the third game, Swiatek had two break points to get the break back but didn’t realize it as Rybakina went 3-0 up.
After missing out on three early break points, Swiatek realized her fifth break point in the fifth game and cut the deficit to 3-2.
However, blowing an early break didn’t impact Rybakina, who broke Swiatek again in the eighth game to go 5-3 up.
In the ninth game – when Rybakina was serving for the first set – Swiatek missed out on three break points as the Kazakh managed to serve out for the opener.
Rybakina impressively got the job done against Swiatek in two sets
After winning the first set, Rybakina broke Swiatek in the very first game of the second set to go up by a set and a break.
In the fourth game, Rybakina saved a break point and went 3-1 up.
After claiming an early break and then saving a break point, Rybakina also broke Swiatek in the fifth and seventh games to complete an impressive two-set win.
Rybakina has been great throughout the entire World Tennis League.
In her first match at the World Tennis League, Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 0-6 6-1 10-6.
Then, Rybakina defeated 2022 WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia 7-5 6-1.
After claiming wins over Sabalenka and Garcia, Rybakina also delivered a great performance against three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek.
Previously, Rybakina and Swiatek played against each other in 2021 Ostrava.
Back then, Swiatek claimed a straight-set win.
The World Tennis League is not a WTA event but Rybakina now at least knows that she can certainly play well against Swiatek.
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