Elena Rybakina rallied from one set down to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 6-0 6-3 to win the WTA 500 title in Ningbo.
Aleandrova broke serve in the third game to win the first set 6-3. Rybakina broke three times to take a bagel win in the second set forcing the match to the decider.
Rybakina went up a 3-0 lead ay the start of the second set. Alexandrova held her serve ending Rybakina’s nine-game winning streak. Rybakina broke again in the eighth game to complete the come-back win. Rybakina won a milestone 10th career title and her second title in 2025 following her win in Strasbourg over Lyudmila Samsonova.
Rybakna fired 11 aces and won 61% of her first serve points.
Rybakina adds this title to her collection that includes the Wimbledon trophy in 2022 and two WTA 1000 title in Indian Wells and Rome in 2023. She also finished runner-up at the 2023 Australian Open“Thank you so much to my team for always pushing me to be better. Especially at the end of the season, it’s not easy, but without you I would not be here. So, thanks again, and hopefully we can push a little more next w
