WTA Finals Prediction: Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina
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The Line: Betting Odds: Aryna Sabalenka -178 / Elena Rybakina +150
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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova to reach the WTA Finals championship match for a second time. After two semifinal finishes in the last two years, the Belarusian had to dig deep to secure a three-set victory against the rapidly rising Anisimova.Their match took 27 games to decide and lasted two hours and 23 minutes. Sabalenka prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. She hits 12 aces and 4 double faults in the win. She landed 62% of first serves in play and won 70% of first serve points (44/63). Sabalenka won 37% of second serve points (14/38) and saved six of nine break points. Sabalenka lost her first WTA Finals title match back in 2022. This is one of the few big titles she has not won in her career.
Elena Rybakina powered past Jessica Pegula in the first semifinal. The Kazakh rallied from a set down to beat the World No. 5. The match took 29 games to decide and Rybakina won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in over two hours.
Rybakina hit 15 aces and 5 double faults in the victory. She landed 63% of first serves in play and won 73% of first serve points (41/56). Rybakina won 42% of second serve points (14/33) and saved four of eight break points. After two group stage eliminations, Rybakina has made it to her first final at the WTA Finals.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina Head-To-Head
Sabalenka and Rybakina have met 13 times on the WTA level. Sabalenka leads their head-to-head 8-5. They have played three times in 2025 and Sabalenka won two matches. Last year, the met in the WTA Finals group stage and Rybakina won in three sets.Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina Prediction
The final match of the WTA season comes down to the most in-form player on tour against the world’s best player. Rybakina is on a 10-match winning streak, having won the title in Ningbo and cruised to her first final at the year-end championships without losing a match. Like Rybakina, Sabalenka is also undefeated this week, and cemetned her status as the year-end No. 1.Rybakina has opened up about her shoulder struggles this week and we saw some strapping on her right shoulder in some of her matches. She said she’s managing the problem, but it hasn’t physcially hampered her serve. She fired 15 aces against Pegula. But you don’t want to hear such concerns before a big final against the tour’s serial power hitter. Sabalenka has been a class above the field in terms of consistency this season and I reckon she’ll finally get her hands on another big title.