Rybakina, who was born and raised in Russia, started representing Kazakhstan after the Russian tennis federation gave up on her. She beat Ons Jabeur in three sets to win the women’s singles title.

Rybakina* 6-3, 3-6, 3-5 Krejcikova Back comes Rybakina with back-to-back forehand winners down the line, 0-30. Brilliant play by Krejcikova to hit back and make it 40-30 with a forehand winner.

Rybakina works herself into the rally at 30-30, but Sabalenka changes it up with the forehand down the line to force Rybakina to net. And that’s an important hold.

If Rybakina serves well, then the rest tends to follow, and on Wednesday her serve was ticking along beautifully. She won 85 per cent of her first serve points, hit seven aces, and finished the ...

Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship.

Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka will face off in Saturday’s Australian Open final after both women came through their respective semifinals in straight sets. Rybakina powered her way past two ...

Elena Rybakina was very much aware that she would be treated as public enemy number one when she took on Katie Boulter -- the sole Briton left in the Wimbledon singles draw -- in what had been ...

Rybakina, 23, used her big serve and powerful forehand to overcome the No. 2-ranked Jabeur's varied style, with its mix of spins and slices, to put a halt to the 27-year-old Tunisian's 12-match ...

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided contest on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.

Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam title by coming back to beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open women’s final Saturday. The 24-year-old Sabalenka, who is from Belarus ...

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays a backhand return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan ...