Rybakina storms into semifinal of WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi

World no. 5 Elena Rybakina advanced to the semifinal of the Abu Dhabi Open singles, Kazinform News Agency cites Sports.kz.

The Kazakhstani stunned Cristina Bucșa of Spain, ranked 74^th in the world, 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinal of the tournament. The match between the two players lasted for one hour and four minutes.

Rybakina is to take on Russian Liudmila Samsonova, world’s no. 15, in the semifinal of the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi.