Victoria Mboko reached the first-ever WTA 1000 final after upsetting former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals of the Canadian Open in Montreal, Afrosport reports. The 18-year-old Canadian of DR Congo heritage lost the first set but saved a match point in the second set before going on to seal a 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) win over Rybakina. Mboko, who is currently ranked 85th in...
Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic has ended his coaching stint with world number six Elena Rybakina following her Australian Open exit, Afrosport reports. Ivanisevic began coaching the Kazakh in December 2024 on a trial basis after ending his five-year run as Novak Djokovic's coach. Rybakina, on the other hand, ended her partnership with coach Stefano Vukov just days before the US Open. Rybakina exited the Australian...
Former world number three and Grand Slam champion, Elena Rybakina, has appointed Goran Ivanisevic as her coach from 2025, Afrosport reports. Rybakina is one a one time grand slam champion back in 2022, a feat she accomplished with her current coach, Stefano Vukov. The Kazakhstani tennis player now seems to be moving on in terms of coaches as she now appoints a new coach to begin...
American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff reached her highest-ever spot on the newly-released world tennis ranking on Monday. The 19-year-old, who recently defeated Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open and claim her first Grand Slam title, moved three places to third on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Gauff overtakes compatriot Jessica Pegula, who drops two places and is currently fifth in the...
Ons Jabeur got her revenge over Elena Rybakina as she progressed to the semi-finals of Wimbledon with her 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-1 victory in Wednesday’s quarter-final. Both players met in the 2022 Wimbledon final which Rybakina won 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. The first set of Wednesday’s clash saw Jabeur and Rybakina’s serve broken twice which forced a tiebreak that the Kazakh number three seed won 7-5. Jabeur...
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