Rybakina, champion of the last edition of Wimbledon and number 10 in the world, she defeated Sabalenka, who occupies the second position in the ranking, by 7-6(11) and 6-4 in two hours and three minutes.
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Born in Moscow, Rybakina thus won her first Masters 1000 final and also defeated Sabalenka for the first time, who had scored all four meetings between them so far.
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His time in the Californian desert tournament, which is the first Masters 1000 of the season, was impeccable. since in the semifinals she overwhelmed the number one in the world, the Polish Iga Swiatek, by a double 6-2.
For his part, Sabalenka, who had won all four of her Masters 1000 finals so far and had only lost one game out of 18 games this year, had a very difficult afternoon. at the worst time.
The entrance Rybakina is the champion of the Californian desert was first published on newspaper TODAY.
