Elena Rybakina surprised many fans last year when she didn’t seem even excited soon after winning Wimbledon. The Kazakhstani player has now reached the final at the Australian Open as well. Many noticed that while Elena keeps on maintaining her composure, her coach, Stefano Vukov, is rather animated during her matches. During the on-court interview that Rybakina gave soon after defeating Iga Swiatek in Melbourne, Elena confessed that her coach would be pleased to see her showing more emotions.
“Of course I’m nervous,” she said. “My coach [Stefano Vukov] is saying I actually need to show my emotions sometimes, so I am also learning.”
Rybakina at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.25, Elena has managed to achieve a 7-2 win-loss record in 2023. The Kazakhstani is competing at the Australian Open where she beat the world no.48 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5 6-3
, the world no.104 Kaja Juvan 6-2 6-1, the world no.11 Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 5-7 6-2, the world no.1 Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-4, the world no.17 Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 and the world no.24 Victoria Azarenka 7-64 6-3.Elena Rybakina will compete against the world no.5 Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Their head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka.
Rybakina has scheduled to compete next in Abu Dhabi (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open). She will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 6th of February.