RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 08: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan poses with the Billie Jean King Trophy after victory against Aryna Sabalenka during the Singles Final match on day eight of the WTA Finals Riyadh as part of the Hologic WTA Tour 2025 at King Saud University Indoor Arena on November 08, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman / Getty Images for WTA)

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Tennis - WTA Finals - Riyadh - King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 5, 2025 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in action during her group stage match against Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova REUTERS / Stephanie Lecocq

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