Rybakina set to meet Samsonova in the Abu Dhabi semifinal, the player she has never beaten. Elena Rybakina acknowledges Liudmila Samsonova is “a really tough opponent” and highlights she plans to give her absolute best and see if that can lead her to her first-ever win over the Russian. Rybakina, the 2022 … Read more
On Friday, Rybakina routinely booked a place in the Abu Dhabi semifinal following a straight-set win over a qualifier. Elena Rybakina has been through to the Abu Dhabi semifinal after ousting world No. 74 Cristina Bucsa. Rybakina, the top-seeded player in Abu Dhabi, saw off qualifier Bucsa 6-1 6-4 to make her first semifinal at … Read more
Elena Rybakina is successfully through to the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi Open in a lot more simpler fashion than her opener against Danielle Collins on Thursday. The World No.5 sealed the win 6-1, 6-4 over Cristina Bucsa and will now face Liudmila Samsonova again who is a familiar rival for a spot in the … Read more
Elena Rybakina survived a major scare in her Abu Dhabi opener as the Kazakh was down by a set and also twice down by a break before creating an impressive comeback to beat 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins. Rybakina, seeded at No. 1, had a first-round bye before taking on Collins, who made the … Read more
Kazakhstan’s tennis star Elena Rybakina has stated that she was surprised to see how well she started the season despite feeling sick. The 24-year-old is being renowned as one the most talented players currently playing in the circuit alongside the current world number one Iga Swiatek, second-ranked Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka and America’s Coco Gauff. Rybakina … Read more
Elena Rybakina revealed she was sick just before her opening tournament of the year and also shared that she had “some unfortunate issues” just before suffering a shock Australian Open second-round exit. In the opening week of the season, Rybakina won the Brisbane International in style as she destroyed Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-0 … Read more
With the Abu Dhabi Open kicking off this week in the United Arab Emirates, top seed Elena Rybakina might have her work cut out for her if she intends on clinching the prestigious title. The former Wimbledon champion suffered an early exit at the 2024 Australian Open, where she fell to unseeded Russian Anna Blinkova in the second round. … Read more
Khazakh world No 5 gets her campaign under way on Wednesday at Mubadala tournament in capital World No 5 Elena Rybakina has been a frequent visitor to tournaments in the UAE Elena Rybakina hopes her strong affinity with the UAE will translate into success when she gets her Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open campaign under way. … Read more
Elena Rybakina took some time off from her practice sessions to explore Ferrari World on Yas Island with her sister Anna ahead of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open. The third edition of the WTA event is underway from February 3-11 at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in the capital city of the United … Read more
Rybakina’s projected path to the Abu Dhabi title is quite something. Elena Rybakina gets most difficult possible projected path a No. 1 seed could get Elena Rybakina has received one of the most difficult projected paths to winning a title that a top-seeded player could get as the Kazakh’s run to the Abu Dhabi Open … Read more