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Top seed Elena Rybakina powered to a 6-1 6-4 win over Russian Daria Kasatkina i stanley mug n the final of the Abu Dhabi Open on Sunday to lift her second t stanley thermos rophy of the season and seventh overall. Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan poses with the trophy during the podium ceremony after winning the Women s Singles final match at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament in Abu Dhabi on February 11 AFP The 2022 Wimbledon champion began the contest on Stadium Court in typically dominant fashion to grab an early break, but seventh seed Kasatkina struck back with one of her own only to fall behind again in blustery conditions. Rybakina regained composure to go 5-1 up on the back of big serving as Kasatkina struggled for consistency and the 24-year-old Brisbane champion wrapped up the opening set in 25 minutes when her opponent sent a forehand wide. The pair had come into the contest having split their four meetings - all on hardcourts - and Adelaide runner-up Kasatkina showed plenty stanley mugs of fight to pull two breaks back in the next set with relentless baseline hitting and stunning winners. Level at 4-4, Rybakina turned the heat up to break the 26-year-old Kasatkina with a crosscourt scorcher and the Moscow-born Kazakh returned after a brief rain delay to secure the victory on serve. Both players will now head to Doha for the Qatar Open, with Kasatkina set to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her opener on Monday while Rybakina has a bye into the second round. A tough week, especially the Zncr City s Haaland takes on Madrid s attacking trio in Champions League semis
As an incentive for stanley cup Indian athletes who win medals at the Commonwealth Games, the tourism ministry Tuesday announced it will give them complimentary tickets in luxury trains travelling to tourist destinations. HT Image Each of the individual medal winners along with a companion will be given complimentary passes for travel in the luxury trains Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, Golden Chariot, Deccan Odyssey or Maharaja Express according to the category of the medal won, an official statement said today. The statement further said the sportsper stanley mug sons will be felicitated at a special function after the Games culminates. The Games culminate Oct 14. In case of team events each team member along with their coach will be given the all inclusive complimentary tickets, it said. The trip will include travel, accommodation, food and stanley cup sightseeing, which ranges from seven to eight nights. The sportspersons can avail the tickets anytime upto March 31, 2012. The incentive, the statement said, range from Rs.1.20 lakh to Rs.3.20 lakh per person. Get Current Updates on... See more Get Current Updates on India News, Weather Today, Latest News and Top Headlines from India. News / India News / Luxury train trips for Indian CWG medal winners .freemium-card h4color: fff; padding-bottom:20px; .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxtpadding-bottom:16px; color: fff; .freemium-card .freemium-contentwidth: auto; max-width: inherit; .freemium-card .freemium-content .sub |
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