Former Wimbledon Open champion Elena Rybakina expresses her long-term goals as she gears up for the next season.
Russian-born Kazakh player Rybakina has been one of the most consistent and impressive players in the last few years in the WTA Tour.
Elena Rybakina revealed that her main goal is to reach the No.1 spot but at the same time, she hopes for a better run at the Grand Slams in the future.
Rybakina has achieved one of her goals by winning the Wimbledon Open in 2022.
She had a pretty good campaign in 2023 as she came very close to winning her second Grand Slam at the Australian Open where she finished as the runners-up.
She won two singles titles that too at Masters 1000 tournaments, firstly at the Indian Wells and then at the Italian Open in Rome. Her campaign was affected by an injury and illness preventing her from performing her best at some of the tournaments.
Her other goal of reaching the No.1 in the rankings is yet to be fulfilled. Her efforts did help her achieve her career-best ranking of No.3 in June. She also competed in the WTA Finals and ended the season as the No.4 player.
She is currently playing at the World Tennis League in Abu Dhabi. In conversation with the Kazakh news channel Gulf News, she expressed her goals for the next season.
“Of course, the main goal is to become the world No.1 one day but the priority is always to do well in the Grand Slams. So I think the goals are quite the same.”
Elena Rybakina’s outfit for the Australian Open has been revealed
World No.4 Elena Rybakina is currently playing at the World Tennis League in Abu Dhabi. She is preparing for the 2024 Australian Open which is less than a month from now.
Her sponsor Yonex has recently revealed her outfit for the upcoming major in Melbourne. Her kit will consist of a white colored cap, a beige dress with multi-colored stripes on the borders and collar, and beige wristbands. She will be wearing a plain blue colored skirt and cobalt blue shoes.
She has been sponsored by Yonex for a few months now and she donned her first kit at the 2023 French Open.
“We have been together from the beginning, I have very good memories, and really happy to continue working with Yonex.”
-Elena Rybakina in an interview
Elena Rybakina in the Yonex Kit for the Australian Open 2024 pic.twitter.com/9PPJUKYGve
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