Today the curtain rises on the WTA Finals in Riyadh, and the spotlight is on the Italian Jasmine Paolini, who is facing the Kazakh Elena Rybakina in a remake of the Roland Garros quarterfinals.

Match information, history, and preview for the WTA Finals Group Stage match between Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini.

Elena Rybakina acknowledges Aryna Sabalenka has been lights out over the last few months but also warns the Belarusian that she is planning to "make it difficult" for her and potentially spoil her world No.