At 11 pm on November 7, Beijing time, in the second group match of the last round of the purple group of the WTA year-end finals, Rybakina fought hard in three sets and defeated the world's number one Sabalenka 2-1. Sabalenka is the top seed in the finals and ranked number o

At 11 o'clock in the evening on November 7th, Beijing time, in the second group match of the last round of the purple group of the WTA year-end finals, Rybakina fought hard in three sets and defeated the world's number one Sabalenka 2-1. .

Sabalenka is the top seed in the finals and ranked number one in the world. Her opponent Rybakina is the No. 5 seed in the finals. In the previous two rounds of group matches, Sabalenka defeated Chinese girl Zheng Qinwen and Italian player Paolini, winning two consecutive victories and advancing to the semi-finals in advance.

Lebakina has just returned from a long truce. She lost to Paolini and Zheng Qinwen in the first two group matches. Already withdrawn from the promotion competition early.

Although it does not involve a battle to qualify, the temptation of a US$350,000 bonus for winning a finals game is Sabalenka's motivation. Rybakina, on the other hand, is facing a battle to save face. After losing three consecutive losses in the group stage, she can gain both honor and face by winning.

In the end, after three hard-fought sets, Sabalenka was defeated and lost to Rybakina, who had already been eliminated. She missed the three-game winning streak in the group stage. Rybakina received 200 points and victory bonus through this victory.

Earlier, Zheng Qinwen easily crushed Paolini 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals. The situation of the semi-finals needs to wait until the third round of the Orange Group stage is completed. There is a high probability that Zheng Qinwen will face Gauff .