The Twenty second-seeded Rybakina used her big serving to unsettle Swiatek and got the higher of their baseline exchanges to win 6-4, 6-4 in about 1 1/2 hours.
Swiatek is a three-time major champion, including titles on the French Open and U.S. Open last season.
Rybakina’s rating doesn’t properly reflect her ability or results because her championship on the All England Club last July didn’t include any rating points. The WTA and ATP tours withheld all points at Wimbledon in 2022 after the All England Club barred players from Russia and Belarus from participating due to invasion of Ukraine.
Rybakina was born in Moscow but has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis profession.
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