Rybakina trailed the head-to-head 5-2 but the two split their four meetings last season. Sabalenka got the wins at the start and end of the season, beating Rybakina in Melbourne and in round-robin play at the WTA Finals in Cancun. But Rybakina snagged her first two wins over Sabalenka in Indian Wells and the Beijing quarterfinals.
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