Elena Rybakina
Though Elena Rybakina was eliminated from contention for the 2024 WTA Finals title, she ended her season in the best possible way. Rybakina struggled in her first two matches, losses to Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng. However, she found her form to defeat World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-1) on […]
Italy’s Jasmine Paolini continued her outstanding 2024 season with a round-robin win over Elena Rybakina in straight sets (7-6, 6-4) at the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Paolini, 28, has won 38 singles matches in 2024; her previous highest win count was 24. She was a finalist in back-to-back Grand Slams at the […]
2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has endured a challenging year. Health issues precipitated withdrawals from eight tournaments in 2024, most notably at the US Open before her second-round match, and have been the main story for the 25-year-old Kazakhstani player. Another issue for Rybakina has been her coach. From February 2019 through this year, Rybakina […]
