Elena Rybakina dispatches Karolina Pliskova 7-6(1) 6-3 in the quarter in Dubai on Thursday. Rybakina will clash against Petra Martic or Anett Kontaveit in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Rybakina conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Rybakina broke back in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 1.
2nd set.
Rybakina started the set strong after breaking Pliskova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was enough for Rybakina to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Statistics
After this contest, the head to head between Rybakina and Pliskova is 1-0 for Elena.
Highlights Elena Rybakina vs. Karolina Pliskova Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai
Next Match H2H: Elena Rybakina vs. Petra Martic or Anett Kontaveit – stats
Rybakina will take on either Petra Martic or Anett Kontaveit in the semifinal. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Petra Martic and 0-0 vs. Anett Kontaveit.
There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Petra Martic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (7-6(1) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Simona HalepHalep – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (2-1) – See H2H details
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-0) – See H2H details
- Petra MarticMartic – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (0-0) – See H2H details
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-0) – See H2H details
