On February 12, Elena Rybakina played her third-round match, reports Zakon.kz.
In the battle for a spot in the quarterfinals, Kazakhstan's top-ranked player Rybakina triumphed over Rebecca Šramková (Slovakia), who is ranked 46th in the world. The match concluded with a score of 7:6 (7:1), 6:2.
The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. During this time, Rybakina executed four aces, committed two double faults, and converted four out of seven break points. Šramková recorded two aces, two double faults, and converted two out of three break points.
For a place in the semifinals of the Doha "Masters," Elena Rybakina will face the winner of the match between Linda Nosková (Czech Republic) and Iga Swiatek (Poland).