Elena Rybakina, the World No.4 tennis player, faced a unique situation at the 2024 French Open where she was not requested for media interviews by the international press after her second-round victory over Arantxa Rus.
This came just days after she expressed frustration during a press conference about the repetitive nature of questions from journalists. Despite her impressive performance on the court, the media’s response to her comments led to a snub, with no interview requests made for her following the match.
Rybakina’s candid remarks about the questioning in her previous press conference garnered mixed reactions from fans and observers, with some supporting her desire for more engaging questions and others criticizing her approach as not conducive to growing the sport’s popularity.
Rybakina at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.4, Elena achieved a composed 32-5 match record in 2024. Rybakina is playing at the moment at the French Open where she bested the world no.85 Greetje Minnen 6-2 6-3 and the world no.50 Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-4.
Elena Rybakina will play the world no.27 Elise Mertens in the 3rd round. Their head to head is 4-1 for Rybakina.
The Kazakhstani has won 3 titles in 2024 in Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and Stuttgart. The Kazakhstani was the finalist in Doha (Qatar TotalEnergies Open) and in Miami (Miami Open).
Rybakina won 8 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
