Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa live streaming, TV channel, where & how to watch: Ningbo Open 2026
Elena Rybakina is the only top-10 WTA player remaining in the field
Top seed and defending champion Elena Rybakina meets Katarzyna Kawa in the Ningbo Open 2026 quarter-finals, marking the duo’s first ever meeting.
Rybakina is the reigning Australian and US Open champion, but her recent form has been patchy. She lost her Beijing opener to Alina Charaeva and then withdrew from Wuhan, and her Ningbo opener was a 30-minute walkover of sorts.
The focus will also be on her left foot, which had forced her to opt out of Wuhan.
Her last opponent, Polina Kudermetova, retired five games into their second-round match with the three-time Grand Slam winner leading 5-0. That gave the Kazakh, her first win in 40 days, and she has now won her last five matches at this tournament.
Kawa, a 33-year-old qualifier from Poland, has come through the toughest section of the draw.
She beat Daria Snigur 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 and then upset fifth seed Belinda Bencic for her first Top 20 win, winning in straight sets. That Bencic win also put her into her first WTA hard-court quarter-final.
This big result will give her confidence and motivation ahead of a sterner challenge, against the best women’s singles player on tour currently.
Rybakina’s serve and first-strike power are likely to be too hot to handle for Kawa, who will have to hope for lots of mistakes from the top seed’s racquet, in order to stay alive in the contest.
An upset is unlikely given the massive difference in quality and skillset, but Rybakina cannot take the Pole lightly.
When and where will Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa quarter-final match at Ningbo Open 2026 take place?
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The Ningbo Open 2026 quarter-final match between Rybakina and Kawa will be held on October 23 (Friday) at the Yinzhou Tennis Center in Ningbo, China. The contest is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM local time (4:30 PM IST).
Where and how to watch live telecast and streaming of Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa, quarter-final match in India?
In India, the contest will be broadcast live on WTA TV (with subscription). Fans can also watch it via cable providers or streaming platforms that carry Tennis Channel India.
Where and how to watch live telecast and streaming of Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa, quarter-final match in the UK?
Fans in the United Kingdom can watch the Rybakina vs Kawa match live on Sky Sports. You can also stream the match via the Sky Sports app and NOW with a valid subscription.
Where and how to watch live telecast and streaming of Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa, quarter-final match in the USA?
In the United States, the WTA 500 clash will be broadcast live on Tennis Channel. Fans can also access the coverage through streaming services such as FuboTV and Sling TV, which carry Tennis Channel across supported devices.
Where and how to watch live telecast and streaming of Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa, quarter-final match worldwide?
Fans worldwide can watch this highly anticipated match on their respective broadcast channels.
| Territory | Brodcast/Streaming |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia | Arena Sport |
| France, Monaco, Andorra, French Overseas Territories | beIN Sports |
| Poland | Canal+ |
| Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Georgia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands | DAZN |
| Romania | DigiSport |
| Portugal | Eleven Sports |
| Hungary | Network4 |
| Greece & Cyprus | Novasports |
| Belgium | Play Sports/Telenet |
| Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | Setanta Sports |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | Sky Sports |
| Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, South Tyrol | Sky Sports |
| Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, South Tyrol | Sky Sports, Supertennis |
| Spain | Tennis Channel |
| Denmark | TV2 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia | SportKlub |
| USA | Tennis Channel |
| Latin America (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Ascension Island, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao) | ESPN LATAM |
| Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Martin, St. Maarten, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos) | Sportsmax |
| Turkey | beIN Digiturk |
| Middle East & North Africa (Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen) | DAZN |
| West & Central Africa (Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo) | New World TV |
| Australia | beIN Sports |
| South Korea | CJ ENM |
| India | Tennis Channel / WTA TV |
| China | MIGU, Tencent, Youku |
| Hong Kong | Now TV |
| Taiwan | Sportcast |
| Indonesia | Reddentes |
| Singapore | Starhub |
| Philippines | TapDMV |
| Thailand | TrueVisions |
| Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Timor Leste, Palau, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Mongolia, Macau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Niue, Tokelau, Tonga, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan | DAZN |
| New Zealand | TVNZ, DAZN |
Where and when will Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa quarter-final match take place at Ningbo Open 2026?
The quarter-final clash will be played at the Yinzhou Tennis Center in Ningbo on October 23 (Friday). It is scheduled to begin at 7 pm local time (4:30 pm IST).
Has Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa met on tour before?
No, this is set to be their first-ever clash on tour.
Has Elena Rybakina won the Ningbo Open title before?
Yes, Rybakina is the defending champion, having beaten Ekaterina Alexandrova to lift the title in 2025.
How can fans watch Elena Rybakina vs Katarzyna Kawa quarter-final match live in India?
In India, fans will need to subscribe to WTA TV or the Tennis Channel to watch the match live.
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