Elena Rybakina

2023 - 1 - 22

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Takeaways: Rybakina knocks out World No.1 Swiatek in Melbourne ... (WTA Tennis)

Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina surprised top seed Iga Swiatek with a powerful straight-sets victory to reach her first Australian Open ...

After falling behind 3-0 in the second set, Rybakina recovered and won six of the next seven games to finish off the upset. But Rybakina cracked another backhand return winner to break Swiatek again for 4-3, and the Kazakh was impenetrable on serve from there, finishing the opening frame with four aces as she swiped the one-set lead. Rybakina also had a win over Swiatek to look back on, even though it didn’t count in their official head-to-head. Rybakina possesses big-match confidence: The Kazakh already proved she could power her way to a Grand Slam title with her booming serve and tidy winners at Wimbledon last year. Rybakina had nine previous wins over Top 10 opposition on her resume, two of those coming at Grand Slams. Swiatek, though, was equally as impressive winning second-return points as she pulled back level at 2-2.

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Elena Rybakina Defeats Iga Swiatek in Australian Open (The New York Times)

Rybakina was seeded No. 22, and her victory was a surprise blow to the No. 1-ranked Swiatek. In their match, Swiatek could not find an answer to the power ...

Swiatek, despite her speed, was often a long way from Rybakina’s winners on Sunday, and Rybakina had consistent success hitting behind Swiatek and forcing her to change direction in a hurry. But this was their first meeting in a major tournament and could mark the start of a rivalry. Though Swiatek has been particularly dominant on clay with her heavy forehand and excellent movement, Rybakina clearly has the tools to pose trouble for anyone on the game’s faster surfaces. With her height and reach, she is able to handle Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin and kick serve with greater ease than most opponents, and her pure ball striking can be overwhelming when she is on target. Nor has Rybakina been granted some of the perks that usually come with a Wimbledon title. But the numbers do not tell the whole story. “Of course I’m nervous,” Rybakina said. The year’s first Grand Slam event runs from Jan. Rybakina, a big-serving 6-footer from Kazakhstan, is seeded No. “So it made the difference.” 16 to Jan. By seed, this was a major upset.

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Elena Rybakina stuns world No 1 Iga Świątek to reach Australian ... (The Guardian)

Rybakina, the Wimbledon champion, reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park for the first time in her career by dismantling Świątek, the French and US Open ...

But on Sunday afternoon, Rybakina was offered one of the biggest stages against the dominant player in the sport. On Sunday, in the fourth round of the When she won her first significant title on the clay courts of Milan just before her 18th birthday in 2017, a new generation of younger rivals had already established themselves at the top.

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Australian Open: Iga Swiatek ousted by Elena Rybakina (Home of the Olympic Channel)

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the Australian Open by Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the fourth round, busting open the women's draw.

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Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina upsets Iga Swiatek in ... (Tennis365)

World No 1 and tournament favourite Iga Swiatek was dumped out of the Australian Open in the fourth round by Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) “My coach is saying that I actually need to show them sometimes. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) At least I’m trying not to show so much emotions. “I really respect Iga because of the streak she’s had and her Grand Slams.

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Elena Rybakina ends Iga Świątek's Australian Open, Coco Gauff ... (ABC News)

The reigning Wimbledon champion will face Jeļena Ostapenko in the quarterfinals; Świątek has never made it past the semifinals at Melbourne Park. Wimbledon ...

The WTA and ATP withheld all points at Wimbledon after the All England Club banned players from Russia and Belarus because of the invasion of Ukraine. "At the end I think I kept her under so much pressure and it brought me a win." "I really had nothing to lose so I just went there and tried to show my best and fight for every point and make it hard for her and I'm really happy with the win," Ostapenko said. "It was a really tough match and I really respect Iga because of the streak she had at the grand slams," Rybakina said in her on-court interview. Ostapenko closed out victory over Gauff in impressive style to reach the quarterfinals at a major for the first time since her 2018 Wimbledon semifinal appearance. Świątek was the hot favourite to claim her first Melbourne Park title and fourth major crown but had no answers to the big-serving Rybakina on Rod Laver Arena.

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Iga Swiatek is ousted by Elena Rybakina at Australian Open (Los Angeles Times)

Iga Swiatek, the women's top seed, lost in straight sets to Elena Rybakina in the fourth round Sunday, while Jelena Ostapenko defeated Coco Gauff.

In the second set, Swiatek appeared to have gotten herself back on track, going up 3-0. In the next, Swiatek held two break points at 15-40 but failed to convert either. The WTA and ATP tours withheld all points at Wimbledon in 2022 after the All England Club barred players from Russia and Belarus from participating because of the invasion of Ukraine. I knew that I had to be aggressive from the first ball because she’s a great mover, and she defends really well,” Rybakina said. “I felt the pressure, and I felt that ‘I don’t want to lose’ instead of ‘I want to win.’” “So I was trying to just attack her from the first ball, and it really worked well.” In the opening game, Swiatek led 40-love but got broken. “It’s just one of those days that just didn’t go my way and went her way.” Until Sunday, both Swiatek and Gauff looked fairly dominant for a week, winning every set they contested. So there will not be a showdown between Swiatek and No. 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka vs. 15 Jannik Sinner, and No.

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'Stone cold killer': How two cruel snubs sparked upset of world No.1 ... (Fox Sports)

Most tennis players would agree winning Wimbledon is the pinnacle of the sport - the one slam that means more than the rest.

She will be favoured to get past fellow big-hitter Ostapenko, and while Jessica Pegula or Victoria Azarenka (if they get through) could pose a big threat in the semi-finals, Rybakina is clearly one of the front-runners for the tournament - if not the front-runner. It would be much simpler, and fairer, to play a women’s match first in the night session. It’s primetime in Australia and a better timeslot for the large European audience, who sleep through most of the day session. And here was Rybakina - the No.22 seed, but she would be in the top 10 if Wimbledon actually gave out ranking points last year - sharing a court typically assigned to qualifiers and lucky losers. And it also defies logic which the tournament refuses to follow during night sessions. The second came when the schedule was released for her fourth round clash with Swiatek.

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Elena Rybakina Defeats Iga Swiatek in Australian Open (The New York Times)

Swiatek could not find an answer to the power game of Rybakina, the Wimbledon champ who is seeded No. 22 in Melbourne.

“It was not easy in the last years, not only me being new on the tour but also how the world changed with all the pandemic and everything,” she said. But Ostapenko’s quarterfinal against Rybakina on Tuesday is guaranteed to be the higher-velocity affair, and Rybakina will have more support than usual. She got no ranking points for winning Wimbledon because the tours stripped the tournament of points in retaliation for its decision to bar Russian and Belarusian players after the invasion of Ukraine. “I still feel like I’ve improved a lot,” said Gauff, who teared up in her postmatch news conference. “I think people know her quality and how good she is and how much she can win. She has seemed overwrought during the Australian summer: sobbing in her chair after losing to Jessica Pegula of the United States in the United Cup team event this month. But of course I’m trying to do less and less every match because I need to be focused, and it gets more difficult the better players you play.” “Where you come from has a big impact on the respect you might get on tour,” he said. “For sure, the past two weeks have been pretty hard for me,” she said. “I think she deserved it,” Stefano Vukov, her coach, said on Sunday. She won the French Open and U.S. Sometimes it’s good also to show the emotions, that you are actually there and you are fighting.

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