Elena Rybakina said she has lost faith in the electronic line-calling system after the Australian Open champion was left fuming over a disputed call during her three-set victory over Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open on Sunday. The flashpoint came when China’s Zheng was awarded an ace for 40-0 while serving at 4-3 in the […]
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Elena Rybakina wins at Stuttgart for second time
Second-seeded Elena Rybakina won 25 of her 32 first-serve points (78.1%) and needed just 78 minutes on Sunday to post a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova to win the championship ?match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, had three aces while winning her 13th career title and second […]
Rybakina, Gauff reach Stuttgart Open quarters
Top two seeds Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff marched into the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open with straight-sets wins on Thursday, as Mirra Andreeva set up a last-eight clash with Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek. Australian Open champion Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-4, while Gauff overpowered Liudmila Samsonova 7-5 6-1, after Andreeva beat Alycia Parks […]
Ice-cool Rybakina beats Sabalenka in tense Australian Open final
Elena Rybakina took revenge over world number one Aryna Sabalenka to win a nail-biting Australian Open final on Saturday and clinch her second Grand Slam title. The big-serving Kazakh fifth seed held her nerve to pull through 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne in 2hrs 18mins. It was payback after the Belarusian […]
Rybakina has little hope of change to tennis schedule
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina said Friday she agreed with Aryna Sabalenka’s description of the tennis schedule as “insane” – but does not see it changing. Speaking after her surprise loss to Karolina Muchova in the Brisbane International, world number five Rybakina said Sabalenka’s criticism of the packed WTA Tour calendar was correct. WTA rules […]
Rybakina wins WTA Finals with stunning victory over Sabalenka
Elena Rybakina claimed her biggest title since Wimbledon 2022 by defeating world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (7/0) at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Saturday. The world number six became the first Kazakh and the first player representing an Asian country to lift the prestigious WTA Finals singles trophy. Rybakina showcased her serving […]
Rybakina seals WTA finals spot by reaching Tokyo semis
Elena Rybakina clinched the eighth and last spot at next month’s WTA Finals when she beat Victoria Mboko 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Friday to reach the Pan Pacific semi-finals in Tokyo. The 2022 Wimbledon champion joins the elite field in Saudi Arabia after a successful run of form that also saw her win the Ningbo […]