Elena Rybakina suffers loss at 2024 Adelaide International
18:11, 11 January 2024
Kazakhstan’s top seeded Elena Rybakina has been left stunned in a surprise loss to Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinal of the 2024 Adelaide International, Kazinform News Agency cites Sports.kz.
World no.3 Rybakina of Kazakhstan lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia, ranked 31st in the world, 3-6, 3-6.
The Russian is to meet Jeļena Ostapenko of Latvia, world no.12, in the semifinal of the WTA 500 event in Adelaide, Australia.
Notably, Rybakina rose in the singles rankings after winning the 2024 Brisbane International title.