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Friday’s WTA slate featured major momentum shifts and key upsets. No. 11 Karolina Muchova ended Elena Rybakina’s 13-match win streak, Aryna Sabalenka rolled, and Elina Svitolina battled through a three-set marathon in Auckland. Semifinal matchups are now locked in across both events.
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Top Takeaways
- Muchova Ends Rybakina’s Streak – No. 11 seed Karolina Muchova pulled the upset and snapped Rybakina’s 13-match win run in a three-set battle.
- Sabalenka Cruises Again – The top seed stayed in form with a clean straight-sets win over No. 5 Madison Keys.
- Pegula vs Kostyuk Set – Jessica Pegula and Marta Kostyuk will meet in the other Brisbane semifinal after straight-set wins.
- Svitolina Survives Epic – Top-seeded Elina Svitolina rallied late in both the first and third sets to outlast Kartal in over two and a half hours.
- Eala, Wang Advance in Auckland – Alexandra Eala and Xinyu Wang both moved through cleanly to complete the ASB Classic semifinal lineup.
WTA Match Recaps
The day featured high-quality tennis from top seeds and underdogs alike. Key service breaks, tiebreak wins, and double faults flipped multiple matches in Brisbane and Auckland.
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Brisbane International Recap: Muchova, Sabalenka, Pegula, Kostyuk Reach Semis
No. 11 Karolina Muchova stunned No. 3 Elena Rybakina 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the semifinals and halt Rybakina’s 13-match win streak. The Czech capitalized on seven Rybakina double faults and secured the key break late in the third.
Muchova now faces top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who handled No. 5 Madison Keys 6-3, 6-3 without facing much resistance.
On the other side, No. 4 Jessica Pegula defeated 10th seed Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 7-6 (3) by dominating big points. She’ll face No. 16 Marta Kostyuk, who took down No. 6 Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (7), 6-3 with timely defense and break-point saves.
ASB Classic Recap: Svitolina, Jovic, Eala, Wang into Final Four
Top seed Elina Svitolina edged Britain’s Sonay Kartal 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5) in a match filled with momentum swings and break chances. Svitolina erased deficits in all three sets to pull through.
She’ll meet No. 3 Iva Jovic, who saved 8 of 11 break points in a composed 6-2, 7-6 (6) win over Sofia Costoulas.
In the bottom half, No. 4 Alexandra Eala beat Magda Linette 6-3, 6-2 behind solid serving and return pressure. Xinyu Wang was up 6-4, 4-3 when Francesca Jones retired, seubending Wang through to the semifinals.
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