World No. 4 Elena Rybakina was bidding to win her first Madrid Open title but lost a hard-fought semifinal to World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka. Despite a 6-1
Elena Rybakina hopes that things will turn out well at the Italian Open in Rome once more after she got quite lucky and won the trophy last year. Rybakina usually doesn't have a smooth transition from the Madrid Open to the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, but the last year was different.
Iga Swiatek revealed that beating Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina is a never-ending puzzle that requires constant tinkering. For the most part, Swiatek has been able to handle both of her main rivals on the WTA Tour.
Aryna Sabalenka embraced the Big 3 label for herself, Iga Swiatek, and Elena Rybakina, during a great run at the 2024 Madrid Open. The Big Three label is famously associated with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal.
Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev has shared his views on the current Masters format which has received criticism from some top players on the tour like Elena Rybakina, Andrey Rublev, and Alexander Zverev.
At the Mutua Madrid Open, Aryna Sabalenka showed incredible determination in the semi-finals against Elena Rybakina. Though Sabalenka had a 5-3 lead in their head-to-head matchups, Rybakina had dominated their recent encounters, winning the last three, including a straight-set victory at Brisbane.
Elena Rybakina is not a fan of the new two-week format of mandatory tournaments like the Madrid Open and made her feelings known in the aftermath of her marathon quarterfinal win.
There are two excellent WTA Madrid semifinals for fans to enjoy. Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina meet in a repeat of the 2023 Australian Open semifinal, while Iga Swiatek will seek to overcome the big-hitting Madison Keys.
Kazakhstan tennis star Elena Rybakina is tired of fighting with the authorities about the reckless scheduling of tournaments on the WTA tour. The World No.
No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus cruised to the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open by picking up a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday in Spain.
Elena Rybakina was favoured to win against Yulia Putintseva at the 2024 Madrid Open, but she barely did as she needed a heroic late comeback. Two Kazakhstani players squared up in Madrid for a spot in the semi-final, and the younger Rybakina won.
Elena Rybakina was recently asked what one thing she would change in the sport, and it was a no-brainer that her response would center around the tennis schedule.
Former American tennis star Andy Roddick revealed his pick for the title favorite at the 2024 French Open. Roddick picked Kazakh tennis ace and World No.
Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to six matches after beating Mayar Sherif in two sets at the 2024 Madrid Open. The Kazakhstani player started her 2024 clay season with a pretty impressive run at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, where she was able to snap Swiatek's Stuttgart streak en route to the final.
The rest of the WTA Round of 32 action is completed on day 6 in Madrid. This includes last week’s Stuttgart champion, Elena Rybakina, attempting to continue her positive clay-court form.
Elena Rybakina was the biggest winner last weekend after capturing her third title of the season at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The ice-cold Kazakh dethroned Iga Swiatek as Stuttgart champion in an epic semifinal.
Elena Rybakina received the customary Porsche car after winning the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, but she didn't drive it like most players.
Elena Rybakina finished off her week at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart with a trophy after beating Marta Kostyuk, but she paid a price for it.
Elena Rybakina has been in blistering form since her heartbreaking loss to Anna Blinkova in the second round of the Australian Open this year. The tiring match saw the longest tiebreak ever played in women’s tennis history in the second set, with forty-two points played.
Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina captured her third title of the year on Sunday following a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.
It has been a superb tournament so far at WTA Stuttgart, with several memorable matches. It is now time for the final between Elena Ryabkina and Marta Kostyuk.
Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina outdueled top-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final at Stuttgart, Germany. Rybakina of Kazakhstan improved to 4-2 against Swiatek and also ended the Poland native's attempt to win this event for the third straight year.
Ons Jabeur picked up her first win in two months on Wednesday at the WTA 250 in Stuttgart; can she keep going against Jasmine Paolini? It’s tough draws everywhere at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as World No.
Defending champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan withdrew from the BNP Paribas Open on Friday afternoon due to illness. The fourth-seeded Rybakina was set to play her first match of the tournament on Friday night in Indian Wells, Calif., against Nadia Podoroska of Argentina.
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