The world number closed out the victory despite a few service wobbles late on, improving her win-loss record against Rybakina to 8-5.
Pavlyuchenkova beats Kartal to reach last eight despite line-calling glitch
Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia rebounded from a first-set hiccup to record a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia on Sunday in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.
Australian Open winner Madison Keys became the latest seed to tumble out of Wimbledon 2025.
Dominic Thiem defeated qualifier Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
Venus Williams avoided another early exit with a routine win over fellow American Alison Riske at the Volvo Car Open in South Carolina while Swiss second seed Belinda Bencic was ousted by Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina.
Daniil Medvedev fired Russia into the final of the ATP Cup on Saturday with a tense 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over an injury-hampered Alexander Zverev after the German destroyed a racket in frustration over a lost service break.
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
Serena Williams sounded a warning for her fellow Australian Open contenders with a sleek win
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Monday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2020 US Open in New York
Images from Day 11 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Wednesday.
Images from Day 3 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Tuesday.
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