Paolini, Rybakina Stay in the Hunt for Riyadh with Wins in Ningbo – Tennis Now
With six singles qualifiers settled, three players are vying for the final two singles spots at the 2025 WTA Finals Riyadh: Mirra Andreeva, Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina.
Andreeva’s opening loss to Zhu Lin has opened the door for Paolini and Rybakina, and both took advantage on Thursday.
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Andreeva lost her Ningbo opener, but she can still qualify this week if Rybakina loses one of her first two matches. Rybakina defeated Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 on Thursday and will face Ajla Tomljanovic in the quarterfinals. Rybakina cannot add points until she gets to the semifinals.
But Jasmine Paolini can – and did – on Thursday. The Italian got past Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-5 to set a quarterfinal with Belinda Bencic.
If Paolini and Rybakina advance they will meet in the semifinals.
SINGLES LIVE LEADERBOARD
- 7. Andreeva 4319
- 8. Paolini 4190
- 9. Rybakina 3913 (will not change with win Thursday) 10. Alexandrova 3158 (will not change with win Thursday)
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