{"id":640432,"date":"2025-11-03T17:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=640432"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:51:18","slug":"elena-rybakina-produces-jaw-dropping-comeback-to-thrash-iga-swiatek-in-huge-wta-finals-2025-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/elena-rybakina-produces-jaw-dropping-comeback-to-thrash-iga-swiatek-in-huge-wta-finals-2025-upset\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena Rybakina Produces Jaw-Dropping Comeback to Thrash Iga Swiatek in Huge WTA Finals 2025 Upset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina delivered a strong statement on Monday, fending off an early onslaught to down Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-0 at the 2025 WTA Finals. The 26-year-old produced a groundstroke masterclass in the second and third sets to race ahead in the Serena Williams Group. She will face American powerhouse Madison Keys in her final round robin <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>fixture<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p><p>The No. 6 seed had failed to defeat her Polish counterpart this year, going 0-4 up until Riyadh. There were signs that Swiatek would continue her dominant run in the opening set, as she looked the part in the initial exchanges. The 24-year-old pushed Rybakina to play defensive tennis &ndash; resulting in an early 6-3 advantage for Swiatek. However, things were about to take a drastic turn.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; Rybakina earns her first win over Swiatek this year!<br><br>The No. 6 seed gets closer to sealing her spot in the semifinals as she leads the Serena Williams group 2-0 in match wins. &#9997;&#65039;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WTAFinalsRiyadh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#WTAFinalsRiyadh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2zV8D6rE5Y\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/2zV8D6rE5Y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisChannel\/status\/1985374558812012663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>As the second set began, Rybakina started finding her strike zone. She was taking the ball early and finding the lines, resulting in an early break. In the past, the Kazakh has struggled to cope when Swiatek has neutralized her serve and found the depth on her groundstrokes. But with a success rate of 77% on first serves and break point conversion rate of 72%, it was going to be her match to lose.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iga Swiatek vs. Elena Rybakina  | 2025 WTA Finals Riyadh | WTA Match Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVlfB-pNeTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elena Rybakina Shatters Records to Top WTA Finals 2025 Group<\/h2><p>Rybakina needed an hour and 37 minutes to beat Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-0. The reigning Wimbledon champ coughed up 19 unforced errors in the second set, and never regained her footing. On the other hand, Rybakina pounced on the half chances &ndash; particularly on the forehand wing. Swiatek&rsquo;s count of 12 winners and 42 unforced errors means that she has become the first player in over a decade to lose three 0-6 deciding sets in a season.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elena Rybakina defeats Iga &#346;wi&#261;tek 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 and improves to 2-0 in the WTA Finals group stage.<br><br>A total beatdown in the last two sets.<br><br>Rybakina will qualify today (as 1st of the group) if Anisimova defeats Keys up next. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r5uSPmmOdn\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/r5uSPmmOdn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jos&eacute; Morgado (@josemorgado) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josemorgado\/status\/1985374434140492035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Among active players, Elena Rybakina has the second most wins against players ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the world. It also happens to be her eighth Top-10 win of 2025 &ndash; her most in a single season. After Swiatek herself, Rybakina is the second woman to claim 40 tour-level hard court wins this year. Having struggled to reach the season-ending championships, the World No. 6 is now reaping the benefits for her efforts.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rybakina on beating Swiatek in Riyadh<br><br>&ldquo;You just beat Iga 6-0&hellip; a lot of people don&rsquo;t do that to Iga Swiatek..&rdquo;<br><br>Elena: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been playing really well the last few weeks. I&rsquo;m really excited for my next match. Hopefully I can bring the same intensity&rdquo;<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ObFiHcpssl\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ObFiHcpssl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1985377240243486983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s always very tough to play against Iga [Swiatek],&rdquo; <\/em>Rybakina said after the win. <em>&ldquo;She always brings so much intensity on the court. She started really well and I was a bit slow. It was difficult to be down, but in the second set I pushed myself, the serve improved, and I&rsquo;m really happy that I stepped in and played better.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Elena Rybakina will return to Centre Court on Wednesday for her last Group Stage match-up against Madison Keys of USA.<\/p><p><em>(Image Credits: Andy Abeyta, Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rybakina comfortably sits atop the Serena Williams Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":640436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4943,4951,5068,4936,4950,9787],"class_list":["post-640432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-elena-rybakina","tag-iga-swiatek","tag-madison-keys","tag-tennis","tag-wta","tag-wta-finals-2025"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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