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World No. 4 Elena Rybakina received a very pleasant surprise following her Dubai round-of-16 win as a fan waited for the Kazakh to gift her with a bouquet of roses.
On Wednesday, Rybakina survived a very tough match as she needed two hours and 41 minutes to beat world No. 53 Magdalena Frech 7-6 (5) 3-6 6-4. After avoiding a shock Dubai loss in a battle that lasted nearly three hours, Rybakina looked tired and exhausted but then a female fan got a smile on her face with her gesture.
“Brought flowers to Lena, so happy I was able to give them personally,” the fan captioned her Instagram post.
SOMEONE GOT TO GIVE ELENA FLOWERS 🌹 I’M CRYING RN 😭😭😭😭
📸 IG @/rybaquiina pic.twitter.com/7v9p2dXXSd
— lenarybaqueena | Fanpage 🐠 (@lenarybaqueena) February 21, 2024
Rybakina’s Dubai run ends in an unfortunate way
After beating Frech, Rybakina was scheduled to return to the court on Thursday and play against Jasmine Paolini in the Dubai quarterfinal. Unfortunately, that match didn’t happen as just before the match Rybakina withdrew due to stomach illness. ž
Last week, Rybakina played five matches in Doha – she made the final before losing to Iga Swiatek. On…
