Unsurprisingly, the WTA draw at the Madrid Open is very strong. French Open champion Iga Swiatek and 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina are among the top players set to feature. However, five WTA players have decided to withdraw from the Madrid Open. This article names those who have withdrawn and then lists their five replacements […]
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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. She has since made it to four finals in the […]
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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. Rybakina of Kazakhstan broke Kostyuk’s serve in the first game and never looked back. The 24-year-old won the first set in […]
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World No. 27 Marta Kostyuk remained unlucky in her season’s second WTA final. The Ukrainian, after knocking out three top 10 players on the trot, couldn’t overcome World No.4 Elena Rybakina , losing the Stuttgart Open final in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday (April 21). The match ended in an hour and nine minutes […]
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It was easy for World No.4 Elena Rybakina to clinch the Stuttgart Open title by beating World No.27 Marta Kostyuk in the final. The match lasted for about an hour, in which the Kazakh star won with a scoreline of 6-2, 6-2. After lifting the title, Rybakina praised the Ukrainian for her game and expressed […]
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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. Rybakina is seeking to win an eighth WTA title, while Kostyuk is hoping to claim her second. We at LWOT give our prediction in this article, but […]
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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. Rybakina had a 10-0 edge in aces. Swiatek was hurt […]
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The first finalist of the Stuttgart Open has been announced. As the top WTA players battled it out in the first clay court tournament of the season, there were many underdogs who stole the eye while some great promises suffered inexplicable upsets. Running an array of interesting matches, a few upsets, and some legendary rallies, […]
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Elena Rybakina’s consistency on the tour this season needs to be applauded. With only four losses and twenty-four wins, she seats as World No.4. After beating Veronika Kudermetova in her first match in Stuttgart, she again showed strength and character by outclassing Italian Jasmine Paolini to reach the semifinals. In the opening set against Paolini, […]
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Only four women remain at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. For Iga Swiatek, the quest for a three-peat is on, but she faces her biggest hurdle so far against fourth seed Elena Rybakina, who owns a winning record in their series. The other semifinal pits third seed in-form Marta Kostyuk up […]
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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. 4 Elena Rybakina kicks off her campaign against World No. 19 Veronika Kudermetova. Who do you think […]
Read More 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. 4 Elena Rybakina kicks off her campaign against World No. 19 Veronika Kudermetova. Who do you think […]
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World No. 4 Elena Rybakina had to face yet another heartbreak at the Miami Open as the Kazakhstan tennis ace was defeated in the 2024 Miami Open final. Rybakina lost to America’s Danielle Collins in straight sets. It was a second consecutive defeat in a final for the Kazakh ace and Rybakina admitted that it […]
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Unseeded Danielle Collins beat fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 to win the Miami Open on Saturday. Collins, in her final season on tour, captured her third career WTA singles title, beating Rybakina in 2 hours, 2 minutes. The 30-year-old and St. Petersburg Fla., native won her first title at any level since 2021. “To the […]
Read MoreElena Rybakina has reached the finals of the ongoing Miami Open by defeating three-time Miami Open champion Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals in three sets: 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (7-2). And now, the Kazakh star will face the USA’s Danielle Collins in the final scheduled for Saturday, March 30. Ahead of the final, former American player […]
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