Elena Rybakina has come to coach Stefano Vukov’s defense again, saying that some people are “overreacting” when judging her coach and absolutely misinterpreting their relationship. Rybakina, 24, and coach Vukov have been collaborating since the start of the 2019 season. Since hiring Vukov in 2019 February, Rybakina has grown into one of the best players in … Read more
Elena Rybakina suffered a shock Australian Open second-round loss after losing an absolute thriller to Anna Blinkova, while Emma Raducanu picked up a surprise defeat in the second round at Melbourne Park. Blinkova, ranked at No. 57 in the world, stunned 2023 Australian Open runner-up Rybakina 6-4 4-6 7-6 (20). Rybakina, who was widely considered … Read more
World Number Three and 2023 Australian Open finalist, Elena Rybakina has been heavily backed to walk away over the next two weeks with the title in Melbourne. But it wasn’t an easy start to say the least as she battled former World Number One, Karolina Pliskova. A danger draw for anyone with the pedigree of … Read more
Iga Swiatek is the reigning world No 1 and Aryna Sabalenka is the Australian Open defending champion, but neither of them is tennis legend Martina Navratilova’s favourite to win this year’s season-opening Grand Slam. That honour goes to the in-form Elena Rybakina as the world No 3 will be “super motivated” and high on confidence, … Read more
Elena Rybakina has suffered her first defeat of the season after being stunned by world No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Adelaide International. Rybakina, the top-seeded player in Adelaide, exited the tournament in the quarterfinal stage following a 3-6 5-7 loss to Alexandrova. Going into the match, Rybakina was regarded as the big favorite, considering … Read more
Elena Rybakina won against Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday. She’ll face the winner of Ekaterina Alexandrova and Veronika Kudermetova next Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the top seed, defeated Spanish lucky loser Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Adelaide Open at the Memorial Drive Tennis Park on Wednesday. The win is Rybakina’s sixth in a … Read more
Elena Rybakina will be the highest-ranked player at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open next month after organisers on Tuesday released the complete line-up for the WTA 500 tournament. Rybakina, the world No 3, returns to Abu Dhabi for the February 3-11 event at Zayed Sports City’s International Tennis Centre, having reached the quarter-finals last year. … Read more
Elena Rybakina admits she does not really enjoy being in the spotlight and having people talk a lot about her. Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, started her 2023 season with a bang after winning the Brisbane International without a dropped set. In the Brisbane final, Rybakina delivered a very impressive performance as she destroyed world … Read more
The WTA Ranking has been updated for the first week of the new season albeit with minimal changes aside from in the case of Elena Rybakina after winning Brisbane. Rybakina is back inside the World’s top three in the WTA Ranking after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Brisbane International emphatically. This is due to Coco Gauff defending her Auckland title so her … Read more
At the time of writing, Elena Rybakina, fresh off becoming the first WTA Tour titlist of the season remains entered into the Adelaide International in the coming week. Rybakina will enjoy a bye into the second round as the top seed, but some might question the wisdom of entering the event, which wraps the day … Read more