After defeating Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus at the Dubai Tennis Championships, former number 1 Victoria Azarenka will take on Elena Rybakina in a second-round matchup.
Commenting on her performance in the previous tournament, the Belarusian tennis player stated that she values her Doha clash with Iga Swiatek in which she faced defeat after beating the likes of Magdalena Frech, Wang Xinyu, and Jelena Ostapenko to reach the quarterfinals at the Qatar Open.
Azarenka broke in the opening game of the match against Swiatek but immediately relinquished the advantage as she broke back to level the proceedings. Swiatek saved a break point, held serve, and broke in the next game to surge ahead in the eighth game of the opening set. She later served out the set to take the lead in Doha.
The Polish tennis star upped her game in the second set, winning all games, to seal the match 6-4, 6-0, marking her 11th straight victory at the tournament.
She will face 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
