Well into her teens, Rybakina was uncertain if she would immediately turn pro or attend college. Andrey favored the latter. “But he saw the results and he loves tennis, so he said OK ...

Elena Rybakina reportedly received a lot of offers from colleges in America to play tennis for them. The Kazakh, however, rejected those offers to go pro immediately because she wanted to stay ...

Elena Rybakina credits Kazakh Federation for helping her near Wimbledon pinnacle The Moscow-born No. 17 seed briefly entertained a stint with college tennis before deciding to turn pro, leading to ...

Rybakina, whose home remains in Moscow, has been by far the biggest success story for the Kazakh tennis project. Though she had already risen to the top 30, many first took notice of her ability ...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Elena Rybakina has done her best work in the shadows, boosting her ranking nearly 150 spots in the span of the last 12 months. The 20-year-old has tallied two WTA titles and is ...

Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have been winning just about everything important lately, emerging as a potential triumvirate unseen in the women’s game for about a decade.

Rybakina 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 ...

Elena Rybakina, the world's No. 4 tennis player, contracted bronchitis and withdrew from the 2024 Summer Games, ... College World Series: Gage Wood throws first no-hitter in 65 years.

Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have thunderous first serves and fast-paced groundstrokes, and are hard-wired to go for winners. By Christopher Clarey MELBOURNE, Australia — It will be ...

Danielle Collins, of U.S.A, kisses the Butch Buchholz Trophy after wining against Elena Rybakina, of Kazakhstan 7-5, 6-3, to win the women’s final match at the Miami Open tennis tournament, on ...