[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 12, 2024 Elena Rybakina’s second title of 2024 has taken her back to No.4 in this week’s updated WTA rankings. The 24-year-old Kazakh, who defeated Daria Kasatkina for her seventh career title this weekend in Abu Dhabi, vaults Jessica Pegula, who drops to No.5. Rybakina is…
[ad_1] World No 5 Elena Rybakina cruised to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Daria Kasatkina, wrapping up the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open championship match in 68 minutes against her Russian opponent to secure her 7th career title, and the 2nd of this year. Did I have enough in the tank for the final? I squeezed…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina captured her second title of the season in Abu Dhabi today. Photo credit: Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open Facebook There’s no place like home. Unless you’re Elena Rybakina. These days, the top-seeded Rybakina continues throwing down winning welcome mats with imposing ease wherever she goes. A commanding Rybakina broke six times sweeping Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-4…
[ad_1] Top seed Elena Rybakina beat Liudmila Samsonova for the first time in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open semi-final, setting up a meeting with Daria Kasatkina in Sunday’s final, who edged her way past Beatriz Haddad Maia earlier on Saturday in another marathon 3-setter, and then blasted organisers over scheduling. I have a question, I…
[ad_1] Great Britain’s Heather Watson’s impressive run at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open came to an end in the last 16 on Thursday, when she was beaten 7-6(1) 7-5 by the Spanish lucky loser Cristina Bucsa, while top-seeded Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals, coming from a set down to defeat Danielle Collins, and both Barbora…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina was close to losing the match against Danielle Collins at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but she then rallied spectacularly to win in three sets. Collins was always going to be a really tough matchup for Rybakina because she has a very heavy baseline-focused play, which can create problems. The Kazakhstani player…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina almost had to face Naomi Osaka in the second round of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but since Danielle Collins was better, she’ll face the American. Rybakina didn’t get the easiest draw at the WTA 500 event in Abu Dhabi. The event is pretty strong, with many great players, and while everyone…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina had a pretty good start to the 2024 season, but that changed shortly before the Australian Open. Tennis is a very rhythm-based sport, meaning that it’s not easy to pick it up after a long absence. No matter how good a tennis player is, if they don’t prepare to a certain degree,…
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka had a pretty brutal draw in Melbourne, and it’s the same for her at the upcoming Abu Dhabi Open. The Japanese player would have preferred her comeback to be as smooth as possible, but of course, that’s not realistic. It’s been quite bumpy as both the Brisbane International and the Australian Open…
[ad_1] The star-studded Abu Dhabi Open will kick off the 2024 Middle East swing with four former Grand Slam champions set to participate. Running from February 5th to 11th, this WTA 500 tournament has become a staple on the calendar, and the top-ranked WTA stars have no reason not to come to the Gulf region…
