Elena Rybakina Iga Swiatek Andy Roddick France Australia India Berlin Rome county Wells tennis player Elena Rybakina Iga Swiatek Andy Roddick France Australia India Berlin Rome county Wells

Elena Rybakina is 'best grass player in the world' and Wimbledon favourite, says Andy Roddick

eurosport.com

Andy Roddick believes Elena Rybakina is the favourite to win Wimbledon as she is the “best grass-court player in the world”.

Rybakina won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last year after reaching the fourth round on her main-draw debut in 2021.

Ad This year she has won two WTA 1000 titles — in Indian Wells and Rome — and also reached the final of the Australian Open and Miami Open.

Roland-GarrosRybakina withdraws from French Open moments before third-round match03/06/2023 AT 09:53 Her win total of 30 is behind only world No.

Related News
Elena Rybakina is «half a step ahead» of Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka as the favourite for the women's title at Wimbledon, according to seven-time major champion Mats Wilander. Rybakina has been in scintillating form ever since she survived a first-round scare against Shelby Rogers and reached the last eight on Monday when opponent Beatriz Haddad Maia retired in the first set. Ad The defending champion has surged up the WTA rankings to No.
The rain returned to Wimbledon on Day 6 of the grass-court tournament, with only one match completed Saturday before play was suspended for more than two hours on all outside courts.
LONDON — An avid reader, Iga Swiatek knows how to contextualize her Wimbledon experiences.
Defending Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina continued her title defence with a straight-sets win over Alize Cornet to set up a tantalising third-round tie against Katie Boulter. Rybakina landed four aces and 35 winners in a commanding performance as she claimed a 6-2 7-6(2) victory in one hour and 47 minutes.
Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.
Defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina survived a scare as she came from a set down to beat Shelby Rogers in the first round of Wimbledon. Watched by eight-time champion Roger Federer and the Princess of Wales and with the roof closed on Centre Court, Rybakina looked out of sorts in the first set. Ad But she found a better level in time to avoid an upset and win 4-6 6-1 6-2 to reach the second round, where she faces Alize Cornet or Nao Hibino.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.