The new No 1 underlined her status as the best player in the world by ending the two-time defending champion’s reign with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory

Rybakina

First round def Thea Frodin (WC) 6-3, 6-2

Second round def Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2, 6-4

Third round def Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6 (6), 6-3

Fourth round def Naomi Osaka (13) 6-1, 6-4

Quarter-final def Zheng Qinwen (Q) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Semi-final def Coco Gauff (4) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4