Elena Rybakina

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka battled past Australia's Talia Gibson in straight sets on Sunday to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters, joining several other leading contenders in the next round. Sabalenka Survives Tough Test Sabalenka defeated Gibson 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) in a match that lasted just under two hours on a windy Grandstand Court. The world No. 1 needed six match points to close out the contest, with Gibson saving five of them during the 12th game of the second set

Second seed Elena Rybakina staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in a thrilling Canadian Open quarterfinal in Toronto on Tuesday. The Kazakh star recovered from a set and a break down to secure victory after two hours and 33 minutes and book a semifinal meeting with fourth seed Coco Gauff. Osaka Takes Early Control Osaka made a fast start in the first tour-level meeting between the two players. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion broke Rybakina in the

Defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek delivered a commanding performance to book her place in the third round with a convincing 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Pliskova. After an emotional opening-round battle, the Polish star looked back to her dominant best, needing just 70 minutes to dispatch the former world number one. On the men's side, Alexander Zverev also impressed with a straight-sets victory over Valentin Royer, continuing his strong Wimbledon campaign and boosting hopes of making his deepest run yet at the All

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina on Wednesday set up a blockbuster semi-final at the Miami Open in a repeat of their Melbourne grand slam decider. Defending champion Sabalenka fended off big-hitting 45th-ranked American Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 6-4. World No 2 Rybakina overcame fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula, a runner-up to Sabalenka last year, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. They will be back on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium — home of the N.F.L.’s Miami Dolphins — vying for a place in the final.

Dubai: World No 5 Elena Rybakina will headline a stellar field featuring Grand Slam champions, Olympic medallists and the game’s rising stars as the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open returns this season as a WTA 500 event at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City from January 31 to February 7. The 2024 Abu Dhabi champion has polished her game in a golden era of women’s tennis after historic Wimbledon success in 2022 set the Kazakh on her path to greatness. Rybakina has subsequently made it