(Sports news, tennis news) The star dubbed “the new Sharapova” in tennis, Rybakina has a stable serve like Serena Williams in 2015.
Elena Rybakina, 23 years old, is a Russian like “Doll” Maria Sharapova, however in 2018 she changed her Kazakh nationality. No longer sharing the same nationality as her seniors, Rybakina is said to be a worthy successor to what Sharapova has accomplished.
Rybakina is known as the “new Sharapova” of tennis
Rybakina has a beautiful face typical of Eastern European girls. The 23-year-old tennis player is 1m84 tall (1cm more than Sharapova). Regarding her career, Rybakina is gradually conquering what “Miss” Sharapova has.
Rybakina is currently ranked 7th in the world, she owns 4 WTA titles, including 1 Grand Slam (Wimbledon 2022), 1 Masters (Indian Wells 2023), 1 WTA 250 (Hobart International 2020) and 1 WTA 125 (BCR Open 2019).
At the 2023 Miami Masters that just ended in the US, Rybakina won a ticket to the cup match. Despite losing to Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) with a score of 6 (14)-7, 2-6 and accepting the runner-up position, the 23-year-old tennis player created a memorable milestone.
In the Miami final, Rybakina launched 12 direct serves (ace). In all 6 matches played in Miami, Rybakina had at least 10 successful serves in each match. In the first two matches in Miami, Rybakina had 14 aces against Anna Kalinskaya in the second round, and 12 aces against Paula Badosa.
Rybakina repeated the feat that Serena achieved at Wimbledon 2015
It would be perfect if Rybakina completed the “Sunshine Double” title (winning Indian Wells and then winning Miami), but the 23-year-old tennis player still has a lot of time to try in the future. Last week, Rybakina was one of three names recommended by experts to be in the “BIG 3” of women’s singles players along with Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka.
