STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina came into her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final against Marta Kostyuk Sunday afternoon with her eye on the grand prize: a Porsche Taycan 4S Sport Turismo electric car. Although Rybakina has […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As semifinal Saturday arrived at the 47th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, three Grand Slam champions and an unseeded player remained in the chase for the grand prize of […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 4 and fourth seed Elena Rybakina booked her place in her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon despite scoring six fewer points than her opponent, No. 19 Veronika […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 1, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) With the draw of the 136th edition of Wimbledon complete, giving both players and fans a roadmap to follow during the upcoming British fortnight, the Championships begin fresh on Monday with plenty of […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina presented herself as a stoic figure throughout the Wimbledon Championships fortnight. When she defeated Tunisia’s “Minister of Happiness,” Ons Jabeur, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, on Centre Court Saturday afternoon to win the […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 9, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There is a first time for everything and Saturday’s women’s final at the Wimbledon Championships, played under sunny skies at the All England Club, provided the biggest day in the lives of first-time […]
PARIS, June 6, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) Elena Rybakina scored a massive victory at the French Open Sunday. The 21-year-old from Kazakhstan stunned three-time Roland Garros champion Serena Williams, ousting the American 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth round to reach her […]
WASHINGTON, September 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Elina Svitolina and Elena Rybakina, both Top 20 stars, met for the first time on a chilly, wet Saturday afternoon in northeastern France with the Internationaux de Strasbourg singles title riding on the outcome. […]
WASHINGTON, September 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina reached four WTA finals at the start of the season, compiled a 21-4 win-loss record and won a hardcourt title at Hobart. Yet, a month after the tour’s relaunch, the 18th-ranked Russian-born […]
DUBAI, February 22, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Simona Halep gave everything she had. So did her young opponent, Elena Rybakina. Both proved that in order to win, you have to fight for every ball. In a Dubai […]
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