Tennis: Rybakina wins Ningbo without dropping a service game

One-way traffic in the Ningbo final

Elena Rybakina beat Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-2 in 1 hour 16 minutes on Sunday to win the WTA 500 title in Ningbo. The world number one never lost her own serve, broke the Canadian twice in each set and finished with 25 winners to Fernandez’s 10.

It was the 15th title of her career and her first as world number one. She also defended the crown she took in Ningbo a year ago, when she came from a set down to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-2. This time she was never chasing the scoreline. Fernandez, ranked 30th, found no way into the match.

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A fourth title in 2026

Ningbo adds to a season that already includes the Australian Open, the WTA 500 in Stuttgart and the US Open, which gives Rybakina four trophies this year and three Grand Slam titles in total. She is 27.

The numbers in the Race to the WTA Finals tell the same story. According to L’Équipe, she has passed 8,000 points, almost 1,500 more than second-placed Aryna Sabalenka. The two will meet again at the WTA Finals, which run from 8 to 15 November.

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