Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina grew to become the primary participant into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided contest on Rod Laver Enviornment on Tuesday.
The Russian-born Kazakh regarded sharp from the beginning and solely a 25-minute delay to shut the stadium roof in opposition to a passing bathe prevented her from wrapping up the opening set inside a half-an-hour of arriving on courtroom.
Former French Open champion Ostapenko regarded unable to deal with big-serving Rybakina’s tempo and energy within the opening stanza however ramped up her personal fierce groundstrokes to interrupt for a 2-0 lead in the beginning of the second.
Rybakina, who ousted favorite Iga Swiatek within the fourth spherical, broke straight again, nevertheless, and prevailed in an arm-wrestle of a second set to e book a gathering with American Jessica Pegula or twice Melbourne Park champion Victoria Azarenka.