Rybakina’s poor 55% first-serve percentage falls well below that of her top rivals in major tournaments. Among the current top 10, no other player drops below 60% on first serves.

In the semifinals at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open on Friday, Elena Rybakina (ranked No. 5) faces Belinda Bencic (No. 157). Rybakina enters the semifinals after her three-set victory on ...

2024 Abu Dhabi champion Elena Rybakina will face the 2023 Abu Dhabi champion Belinda Bencic in the semifinal of the 2025 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Friday, 7 February. Top seed Rybakina has spent ...

February 6 - No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan survived an upset bid from Tunisia's Ons Jabeur and prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4) in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Thursday.

No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina survived a scare from qualifier Katie Volynets to open her Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title defense, advancing to the quarterfinals 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours and 27 minutes. Abu ...