Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The race to Riyadh is still very much on for Elana Rybakina who defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Ningbo Open final. It is only her second final of the year, but a hugely important one if she wants to qualify for the WTA Finals.

The 2022 Wimbledon champion has finally managed to get over the line to leave herself a whisker away from another WTA title.

She has previously played in two finals before in China, losing them both back in 2019 and 2020. This is the first time she has reached the final stages in Ningbo, with her looking to finally clinch a maiden title in China.

The Kazakhstani had previously beaten Dayana Yastremska and Ajla Tomljanovic to reach the semi-final stage.

Her opponent would be the n...