Elena Rybakina’s ‘disappointment’ post-Wimbledon, Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal – US Open Tour Diary

‘I don’t feel like a Wimbledon champion’ Last month, Elena Rybakina did something every single tennis player aspires to achieve: She clinched the Wimbledon title to become a Grand Slam champion for the first time. Ad Back on the major stage for the US Open in New York, the 23-year-old made a somewhat surprising admission, saying her experience since that triumph “has not been the greatest” and that she didn’t feel like the reigning Wimbledon champion.

US Open‘The best Kyrgios we have ever seen’ – Corretja says Australian will be ‘dangerous’38 MINUTES AGO After the All England Club decided to ban Russians and Belarusians from competing at Wimbledon earlier this summer, the tennis tours – the ATP and WTA – retaliated by refusing to award any ranking points to the tournament. The consequences of staging a Grand Slam without ranking points has been felt across a large group of players, whose ranking has not gone up as a result of enjoying a good run at Wimbledon, or those who have dropped many points from the 2021 edition and couldn’t add any from 2022.

Rybakina is ranked 25 in the world but would have been in the top six had she been given the 2,000 points typically awarded to a major winner. The big-hitting Kazakhstani told reporters in New York on Friday she felt the entire situation was “unfair” and believes there are certain privileges given to higher-ranked players and Grand Slam champions she should be receiving but isn’t.