[ad_1] Top seed Elena Rybakina was pushed hard by lucky loser Cristina Bucsa but prevailed in 2 sets, while 2nd-seeded Jessica Pegula survived an all-American clash on Wednesday, but fended off another lucky loser, Bernarda Pera, in 3 sets to also reach the quarter-finals at the Adelaide International WTA 500 tournament. [Pera] was hitting unbelievable…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina is a pretty calm tennis player, but it’s not always good, according to the Kazakhstani player who shared her thoughts recently. Rybakina is known as a cold player, meaning she doesn’t show much emotion while playing. Even when she won Wimbledon two years ago, Rybakina didn’t really show much emotion. She’s generally…
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 18: Anna Blinkova (L) embraces Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after winning her round two singles match during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Rod Laver Arena was rocking and Anna Blinkova was shaking. Repeatedly exhorting herself to “go for…
[ad_1] Thursday’s night session matches eclipsed the earlier dramas of Day 5 at the Australian Open, and saw the departure of World No 3 and last year’s finalist, Elena Rybakina, after a thrilling encounter with Anna Blinkova, while Elina Svitolina led a band of 3 Ukrainians into round 3, and two-times former champion Victoria Azarenka…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula came through their opening gambits in straight sets in Tuesday’s night session matches, but not without some drama. It’s amazing to be back. No matter of the result of last year, I’m super happy to be back. It was very positive for me, even though I lost in the…
[ad_1] Top seed Elena Rybakina met her match on Thursday and was sent packing by Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Jessica Pegula came through her 2nd 3-setter in a row to get past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jelena Ostapenko saw off Marta Kostyuk, and Daria Kasatkina advanced to the semi-finals without striking a ball after Laura Siegemund pulled out…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina was riding a 6-match winning streak before this match, but that ended at the hands of Ekaterina Alexandrova. Ekaterina Alexandrova is one of those players that you never want to play. The Russian is just a very tricky player whose best is pretty much a Top 10 level, which, combined with her…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday January 8, 2024 Iga Swiatek went 5-0 in singles at United Cup last week, and stretched her lead at the top of the WTA rankings over World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka. The Pole leads Sabalenka by 975 points in Monday’s WTA rankings. Swiatek is guaranteed to hold the…
[ad_1] World No 4 Elena Rybakina upset top seed Aryna Sabalenka to win the Brisbane International title on Sunday, humbling the fiery Belarusian with impeccable play. Despite the score, it’s always tough to play against Aryna. We always push each other, which is great, and we improve this way so, hopefully, we can continue. Elena…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina routs Sabalenka 6-0, 6-3 for sixth career title While the dust and rust from last season had scarcely time to accumulate, the players were off to the races before the new year commenced. On paper, this promised to be another scintillating edition of a burgeoning and riveting rivalry, but Elena Rybakina tossed the script. …
