Elena Rybakina, along with Iga Shvetek, is viewed by experts and many journalists as the most formidable tennis player in the world today. The Kazakh woman was victorious in Abu Dhabi as well as in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. In the semi-finals of the competition in Stuttgart, she defeated Iga Świątek, slowly becoming her “nightmare”. From this angle She is still far behind Jelena Ostapenko, but her record of victories against the Pole is very favorable – four wins and only two defeats.
Rybakina maintains her winning streak. Kazashka is a revelation this season
In the Spanish capital, in the early stages of the tournament, Rybakina played against several lower-ranked opponents. She started with a win over Lucia Bronzetti, and her next “victims” were Mayar Sharif and Sarah Bajlik. In the quarterfinals she had to face her compatriot Yulia Putintseva. Only then did she put really tough conditions on the 24-year-old.
I think that Yelena Rybakina may be the most dangerous for Iga Shevetek. In matches against IGA, he plays better than anyone else. You played great last year in Rome and more recently in Stuttgart
~ stressed
Her countryman was the favourite. Putintseva was just a hair away from victory
Putintseva surprised her compatriot in the first set, breaking serve in the fifth game to lead 3-2. None of the tennis players lost serve until the end of the set, and the older Kazakh player prevailed with a score of 6:4. The Wimbledon champion looked very nervousThe coach had to calm her down.
In the second set, both tennis players became more nervous, so the break actually happened in the third game. Putintseva led 2-1, but dropped her serve a moment later. However, there was a great commotion in the air. Both players competed head-to-head, and victory in the second set had to be decided by a tie-break. There's a lot to it Rybakina remained more calm and led to a 1-1 tie in two sets, even though Putintseva had the match ball in her hands.
They are overwhelmed with admiration after Rybakina's feat. “That was something”
Experts and journalists expressed their happiness with the performance of the Kazakhstan team, which reached the semi-finals again this season. It was impressive how much trouble I got out of.
amazing. Elena Rybakina was already losing 2:5, 15:40 in the third set and defeated Yulia Putintseva 4:6, 7:6 (4), 7:5, thus reaching the next WTA 1000 semi-final in Madrid! Nearly three hours of fighting. The first match point saved was something
~ Jose Morgado wrote
Journalists of “The Tennis Letter” highlighted an action in which Kazaszka made an amazing move and scored a point in a very difficult situation. “How did she win?” – he wrote.
The 24-year-old's attitude was also appreciated by Polish journalists. Davut Speck emphasized how difficult it was for Rybakina to turn the tide of the competition in this way.
“Elena Rybakina won the match! From a score of 2:5 in the third set, she won five games in a row. Rybakina will play in the semi-final in Madrid against Sabalenka or Andreeva. Great comeback. There were a few moments in this match where things went their way” – he wrote.
Fans will be in for a real treat in the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open. Elena Rybakina will face Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian won 6:1 and 6:4 over Mira Andreeva and finished in the top four of the tournament in style.
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