Feisty Halep claims the Dubai Duty Free Championships

Simona Halep outlasts Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6⁵ in the final in Dubai on Saturday after winning a huge battle.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Elena conquered in the 6^th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

2^nd set.

The Romanian won the set after she broke the Kazakhstani in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (5-3) game. Rybakina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, Simona managed to stay calm and finish the job before winning the set 6-3.

3^rd set.

Simona won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4^th (1-3) and in the 12^th (6-6) game. Halep broke back in the 5^th (2-3) and in the 11^th (6-5) game before winning the set at the following tiebreak at 5.

Simona failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 40.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Romanian scored 113 points vs. Rybakina’s 106 points.

The Romanian won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 36% (4/11). On the other side, the Kazakhstani was pretty good in converting 57% of the break points that she procured points (4/7). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Halep and Rybakina is 1-1.

Highlights Simona Halep vs. Elena Rybakina Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai

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Tennis Scores in Dubai

• Simona HalepHalep – Elena RybakinaRybakina (3-6 6-3 7-6⁵) – See score progression