DUBAI RESULTS. Rybakina gets by Siniakova in the 2nd round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships

Elena Rybakina tops Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Dubai on Wednesday. Rybakina will have to play Karolina Pliskova in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Elena conquered in the 6^th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

2^nd set.

Rybakina had a strong start of this set after breaking Siniakova in the 1^st game (1-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Kazakhstani to win the set as Siniakova managed to break back in the 2^nd (1-1) and in the 6^th (2-4) game. Elena maintained her cool to break the Czech in the 3^rd (2-1), in the 5^th (4-1) and in the 9^th (6-3) game.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Rybakina scored 64 points vs. Siniakova’s 44 points.

Rybakina was well focused in converting 71% of the break points that she procured (5/7). On the other side, the Czech was not so effective in converting her break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Rybakina and Siniakova is 3-2 for Elena.

Highlights Elena Rybakina vs. Katerina Siniakova Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai

Next Match H2H: Elena Rybakina vs. Karolina Pliskova – stats

Rybakina will take on Pliskova in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Karolina Pliskova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Dubai

• Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Petra MarticMartic – Barbora StrycovaStrycova (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (7-5 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Jennifer BradyBrady – Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova (4-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elise MertensMertens (6-4 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Simona HalepHalep – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-1) – See H2H details
• Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (3-2) – See H2H details
• Jennifer BradyBrady – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-0) – See H2H details
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-0) – See H2H details