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Rybakina and Fernandez set for Ningbo Open final
Elena Rybakina and Leylah Fernandez will meet in the Ningbo Open final in China on Sunday.
Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider 6-3, 7-5, while Fernandez defeated Marie Bouzková by the same score in the other semi-final.
The final is Rybakina’s first on tour since becoming world No.
1, and she is also defending her Ningbo title.
Fernandez has won 13 matches and lost three since the US Open began, including a title in Singapore.
She said her recent run has boosted her confidence and that she feels excited, with some nerves, ahead of the final.
Rybakina will try to defend her title, then is due to play the Tokyo Open after Ningbo concludes.
Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the Ningbo Open final.
The world No. 1 will face Leylah Fernandez, who beat Marie Bouzková by the same score in the other semifinal.
Rybakina needed 11 set points to close out the first set and recovered after being broken while serving for the second.
The defending champion is through to her sixth final of the season.
The final is scheduled for Sunday in Ningbo, China.
- Who
- Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider. Rybakina will face Leylah Fernandez in the final.
- What
- Rybakina won 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Ningbo Open final.
- When
- Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Ningbo, China.
- Why
- Rybakina won the semifinal to advance to the final and continue her title defence.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rybakina beat Shnaider 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinal.
Fernandez beat Bouzková 6-3, 7-5 in the other semifinal.
Rybakina is scheduled to play Fernandez in the final.
- Semifinal score
- Rybakina beat Shnaider 6-3, 7-5
- Final opponent
- Leylah Fernandez
- Final venue
- Ningbo, China
- Season finals
- Rybakina reached her sixth final of the season
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What people are saying
She played really well and it’s always difficult to play against lefties, we don’t have so many on the Tour
It was an important game and a very long one
I will try to do my best. I will give it my all tomorrow (in the final).