The Ningbo Open served up some serious drama as top seeds Ekaterina Alexandrova, Elena Rybakina, and Jasmine Paolini powered through to the quarterfinals! 🌟 Here’s how the action unfolded in Zhejiang Province:
🇷🇺 Alexandrova’s Revenge: The Russian fourth seed avenged her 2024 Paris Olympics loss to China’s Yuan Yue with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 win. Pro tip: Never underestimate a player with a score to settle! She’ll face USA’s McCartney Kessler next.
🇰🇿 Rybakina’s Rollercoaster: The world No. 9 survived a nail-biting three-set thriller against Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska. After missing two match points in the second set, she regrouped like a true champ to take the decider 6-3. Next up: Australian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic.
🇮🇹 Paolini’s Precision: Italy’s second seed showed zero mercy against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova, winning 6-2, 7-5. With Swiss star Belinda Bencic waiting in the quarters, this could be the match to watch! 👀
Who’s ready for more net-smashing action? The competition’s getting hotter than a summer in Ningbo! ☀️🎾
