Riyadh | Zheng puts on an exceptional show while Rybakina wins out against Sabalenka to capture WTA Finals Purple Group action in Riyadh.

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Well, honestly it was something I needed to learn: keeping myself motivated, hungry, and focused during matches when you know you are already in the semis and only want points and money as motivation – that was difficult! But that wasn’t something simple either – that proved challenging. And then someone comes from another side and just launches shots without fear, hitting everything she was shooting at and making every one. Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, registered an impressive come-from-behind victory against Sabalenka to complete her Riyadh campaign with an even record. Meanwhile Sabalenka already assured of being victor of her Purple Group and moving onto Friday’s semis against Orange Group No 2 qualifier was already set as her way. “Today was really impressive for my serving. In particular, in the third set.” Rybakina noted. “So this marked improvement and more efficient movement. ” “But overall I do know I wasn’t at my best; had there been more time or matches I may have been more satisfied, but considering all the circumstances it’s great how well this tournament went for me. On her WTA Finals debut, 22-year-old Zheng, made history when she reached the semi-finals as the youngest player since Petra Kvitova back in 2011 by firing 12 aces during a masterful masterclass performance and notching up 30 wins out of 34 matches played since Wimbledon – her record breaking win rate being 3 for 30.” “Tonight I gave one of the finest performances I’ve had all year,” she declared on court, after enjoying her performance so immensely. She noted how first serves were made up largely with those serving a high percentage first serves and enjoyed how enjoyable playing here had been for her. Jasmine Paolini found herself powerless to overcome Zheng Qinwen’s powerful serve and lost in straight sets on Day 5 of the WTA Finals in Riyadh (c) Matthew Stockman/Getty Images for WTAThe first singles match was played just 67 minutes into Day 5. “She started serving better and better, making it difficult to read her serve,” Italy’s Paolini noted afterwards. “I think it wasn’t easy.” He went on to remember how nervous he had felt throughout this match – not finding an effective strategy against her play and eventually succumbing to physical fatigue as an alternative strategy; although, overall there had been positive matches as well as losses on that long day of competition. However, today is an especially bad one. Paulini, who made finals at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon this season, finished her season with a 38-19 record overall and 77% first serve points won on singles court on Wednesday at WTA Finals; Zheng made history becoming only second Chinese woman ever after Li Na to reach last four at this event.” Zheng recalls their first ever World Series tournament 11 years prior as something “proud I could make happen. When they came here for their inaugural matchups they didn’t know what would happen since this is their debut run and had difficulty scoring points against such competition in Group D – especially given that Zheng had an extremely tough group mate like Wang Chenxin! Thank you to my fans who came out tonight – without whom my success would never have come about.” “Thanks again for all of the support,” Zheng stated, “Finally I showed some tennis I really want to play. Of course it can be nerve wracking when entering into matches but, at the same time, knowing one’s capabilities helps reassure nerve-ridden competitors – something which happened in this match for Zheng as she knew she could go deep into match play with confidence and ease. After their last Purple Group match, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina laughed together but later the World No 1 admitted she hadn’t been fully motivated as she already qualified for the semi-finals(c) Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesSabalenka responded with an outstanding second set performance; striking 15 winners to only 5 miscues in order to level things. But then Rybakina raced ahead 4-1 without ever facing break point during their decisive set tiebreaker match! “This was a tough match,” Rybakina stated during her post-match interview. “But I’m really thrilled I managed to come out victorious; it feels great ending the year with at least one win over World No 1. She still has plenty of chances, though; best wishes to her as well!” She concluded by thanking fans and offering words of thanks: “Thank you very much everyone!” Every match I played here improved, which wasn’t easy after an extended absence from competitive tennis. “Today was fantastic for me; my serving was outstanding; both teams made mistakes that sometimes turned in my favour; overall it was great and thanks for your continued support! Overall I think today was great; thank you all again!” Rybakina excelled with her first serve, winning all 12 points when landing it first – taking away 200 ranking points and $350,000 prize money along the way.” Sabalenka hadn’t lost since early August – which happened against Karolina Muchova at Beijing last month – until Wednesday’s matchup against Rybakina. “Well, honestly this is something I need to learn,” Sabalenka stated later. “How to remain motivated, hungry and 100% on in these types of matches when already qualified into semis but only motivated by points or money was difficult but tricky.” But Sabalenka proved her point on Court 1. “And then when the player on the other side came rushing forward with such an aggressive style – especially one who seemed so fearless – she just kept taking shots that seemed to hit home every time.” “Emotionally, my first set was somewhat off; not quite off; more likely off completely. To improve before semis I need to find ways of controlling emotions better.” “With her victory against Sabalenka, Rybakina is only the fourth player since WTA Rankings were introduced to earn six or more wins against top players within two-seasons (three in 2023 and one each season of 2024) over both of these ranked No 1 opponents (Iga Swiatek in 2023 and Sabalenka).The other three to accomplish this are all American: Tracy Austin (1979-1980), Venus Williams (1999-2000) and Lindsay Davenport (2024-21). On Thursday, after World No 6 Jessica Pegula withdrew due to an injured left knee on Wednesday, Iga Swiatek will meet first alternate Daria Kasatkina of Russia for their Orange Group Final matchup on court 4. (c) Matthew Stockman/Getty Images for WTA Pegula stated, “I have been dealing with an injury of some sort for awhile, which for whatever reason has flared up significantly this week – no idea why. Prior to practice it felt really great but started bothering me right before my first match where it stopped feeling comfortable moving around on court.”