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Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 to reach her first final at the Italian Open in Rome.
The Kazakh wasted no time to seal the first set despite that the match was delayed by a heavy downpour on Friday night.
“It was a really tough day overall, with all the rain delays.
"I’m just happy to be in the final,” Rybakina said.
Ostapenko however gained momentum in the second set and took a 3-0 lead, but Rybakina rallied to win five games in a row to seal the victory.
“I didn’t start that well the second set. A bit low on energy, lost my serve. So it was difficult," she added..
"Then a few good shots from [Ostapenko], good serves. It changed very quickly.
"I’m happy that physically I can maintain and stay so long in the tournament until the end.”
Rybakina will battle Anhelina Kalinina in Saturday’s final in Rome in her third WTA 1000 final of the season.
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