Fourth seed Elena Rybakina ended World No. 1 Iga Swiatek's campaign for a third title at the Stuttgart Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 triumph in the semifinals.
Swiatek was returning to the court after a break of more than one month due to her rib injury. She had also missed the Miami Open and Poland's Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier.
With this win Andy Murray upped his preparation for Wimbledon 2022, beginning later in June, by wonderfully using his backhand slices to control the sets and outplayed Tsitsipas by 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Stuttgart [Germany], April 24 (ANI): World No.1 Iga Swiatek is up to 23 match-wins in a row as she eased past Aryna Sabalenka to claim the Stuttgart Open title on Sunday in her tournament debut.