Elena Rybakina sails into Dubai Tennis Championship quarterfinals

World No. 7 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan defeated Spain’s Paula Badosa in the Round of 16 match at the now-running Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2025, Kazinform News Agency learnt from the Kazakh Tennis Federation.

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25-year-old Kazakh player edged out Badosa 4:6, 7:6 (10:8), 7:6 (7:2) to propel to the WTA 1000 event quarterfinals.

On Thursday Elena will face Sofia Kenin of the U.S. who beat Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-0.

As written before, Rybakina stormed into the third round of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the UAE beating Japan's Moyuka Uchijima ranking 62nd in the world with a score of 6:3, 6:2 in the second round.