China's Zheng Qinwen reached the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after claiming an impressive 6-1 6-1 win over Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday. In her WTA Finals debut, the 22-year-old became the youngest player to reach the semi-finals since Petra Kvitova in 2011.

In the of the US Open on August 29, 2024, Rybakina dropped her last match, going down - (retired) against Jessika Ponchet. On September 30, 2024, Zheng won her last match, 6-3, 6-2, over Nadia Podoroska in the Round of 32 of the China Open.

In a clash of two top-10 players, No. 5 Elena Rybakina will meet No. 7 Qinwen Zheng in the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara Round Robin on Monday, November 4.Zheng is favored to win (-175) in this

In the Round Robin at the Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara on Wednesday, Aryna Sabalenka (ranked No. 1) takes on another top-10 player in Elena Rybakina (No. 5). Watch tennis, other live sports and more on Fubo.

Elena Rybakina has declared she wants to enjoy her match with Aryna Sabalenka at the 2024 WTA Finals and make it “difficult” for the Belarusian. The Kazakh star was beaten 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-1 by world No 7 Zheng Qinwen in her second round robin match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.