Chris Evert juxtaposed the extremely different approaches Raducanu and Rybakina took to winning their maiden grand slam title, saying that it all came down to their personalities.
After Raducanu’s US Open victory, the British player rose to international superstardom. Brands competed over her, and she was quite busy with numerous endorsement deals. Despite Wimbledon being the most lucrative grand slam event, Rybakina hasn’t truly experienced this. That partly results from Kazakhstani media not having the same global influence as British media, but it also has to do with her personality, which is far more low-key.
Chris commented: “I don’t think her [Rybakina’s] personality was one that she took advantage of after winning Wimbledon to the extent that other players have in the past with appearances and magazine covers and endorsements and being on talk shows.
I think she lives a very quiet life and she is very happy that way. She doesn’t want to get out of her bubble. That’s her prerogative. With her personality, I think that she doesn’t demand attention, and that is why you don’t see her out there like you saw maybe Emma Raducanu or you saw other players after they have won majors.”
Emma Raducanu in 2023
LWWLLWWLWW Currently ranked no.72, Emma played her last match on the 22nd of March when she lost to world no.31 Bianca Andreescu 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the 1st round in Miami (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Brit has achieved an overall 5-4 match record.
Rybakina in Miami, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.7 (career-high), the Kazakhstani owns a compiled 17-4 win-loss record in 2023. The Kazakhstani is currently having a run in Miami where she conquered the world no.64 Anna Kalinskaya 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Elena Rybakina will come up against the world no.29 Paula Badosa in the 3rd round on Saturday at 8:30 pm on STADIUM. The head to head is 4-2 for Badosa.
Rybakina has won 1 title in 2023 in Indian Wells. Elena reached the final at the Australian Open.
Elena won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina fought against each other just on 1 occasion. Their head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina . When they played, Elena Rybakina won 6-0 6-1 in the 1st round in Sydney (Sydney Tennis Classic) in January 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
