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Defending champion and world No. 1 Elena Rybakina swept into the Ningbo Open quarterfinals after Polina Kudermetova retired injured, setting up a meeting with giant-killer Katarzyna Kawa.
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World No. 1 Elena Rybakina barely broke a sweat in her second-round encounter at the Ningbo Open, advancing to the quarterfinals after Polina Kudermetova was forced to retire through injury just five games into the contest.
The defending champion had raced to a 5-0 lead in barely 30 minutes when proceedings came to an abrupt halt. Kudermetova had already summoned the physio at 3-0 down before ultimately pulling out of the match.
Waiting for Rybakina in the last eight is Poland's Katarzyna Kawa, who produced the upset of the round by dispatching No. 5 seed Belinda Bencic 7-5, 6-2 in a match lasting one hour and 43 minutes.
It was a landmark result for Kawa - her first-ever victory over a Top 20 player.
Currently ranked No. 128, Kawa's career-high of No. 112 came back in November 2020. But the 28-year-old has enjoyed a productive 2026, claiming two WTA 125 titles and reaching two WTA finals. She will fancy her chances of extending that run against Rybakina, as ESPN reports.
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