India, Oct. 24 -- On the strength of six straight wins, Elena Rybakina jumped past Mirra Andreeva to earn the last qualifying spot for the season-ending WTA Tour Finals. Andreeva, who had been in the eighth and final position in the standings, opted against playing in either of this week's tournaments after losing to world No. 219 Zhu Lin at last week's Ningbo Open in China. That continued a frustrating recent streak for the 18-year-old Russian. Rybakina jumped through that open door with wins over Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Mboko to reach the semifinals in the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and secure her spot in the WTA Finals Riyadh. The 26-year-old entered the Tokyo tournament on the heels of winning the Ningbo title. Ryba...
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