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United Cup Tennis: Rybakina Takes Kazakhstan Past Spain In United Cup Debut
- by Newsdesk
- December 28, 2024

Elena Rybakina guided Kazakhstan to a 2-1 victory against Spain in her united cup tennis tournament debut at the Rac Arena in Perth.
The world number six defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2, 6-3 in the singles and then combined with Alexander Shevchenko to clinch the deciding mixed doubles.
Kazakhstan can qualify for the Quarter-Finals of the 18-nation mixed teams event by Beating Greece in their second group C match.
Former world number 10 Pablo Carreno Busta swept aside Shevchenko 6-2 and 6-1 in little over an hour to put Spain ahead before Rybakina pulled Kazakhstan Level.
The Kazakh fired a series of backhand Winners for a similar 4-2 lead in the second set and Bouzas Maneiro held three break points at 5-3 before Rybakina's Power Game Prevailed.
She was soon back on court alongside Shevchenko to score a 7-6, 6-7 and 10-7 win against Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers and Carreno Busta.