Rybakina

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April 21 (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina suffered an injury setback ahead of the French Open after she retired with a lower back issue in her last 16 match against Beatriz Haddad Maia at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday. The Kazakh player won only one game in the opening set and called for a medical timeout in the second when she was 2-1 down, the women's tour said. After play resumed, Haddad Maia won another game before Rybakina decided to retire trailing 6-1 3-1. The Brazilian will face third seed Ons Jabeur in the quarter-finals later on Friday. Last week, Rybakina The French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, will be held from May 28 to June 11. Rybakina's best finish at the claycourt major came in 2021 when she reached the quarters. (This story has been corrected to make clear Rybakina won only one game in the opening set in paragraph 2)

Elena Rybakina reached her inaugural Grand Slam final on Thursday when she beat Simona Halep in the semifinals of Wimbledon. But the 23-year-old didn't just beat Halep, a former Wimbledon champion – she took her to pieces. In a match that lasted just 1 hour and 15 minutes, Rybakina dominated the 2019 champion from start to finish with her impressively powerful forehand and ferocious serve to secure a 6-3, 6-3 win. "Simona is a great champion, but I was really focused today and really happy with my performance," the world number 23 said after the match. "I think today I was mentally prepared and did everything I could. It was an amazing match." In reaching the Wimbledon final, where she plays Tunisia's Ons Jabeur on Saturday, Rybakina has become the youngest female Wimbledon finalist since 2015 and the first singles player representing Kazakhstan to reach the final of a Grand Slam. Here's everything you need to know about the fast-rising Kazakh star. Rybakina was born in Moscow. Getty/Ole Jensen Born in Moscow in 1999, Rykabina was an avid gymnast and ice skater during her youth. But after being told she was too tall to become a professional in either sport, she switched to tennis with encouragement from her father. "My dad was like, okay, just try tennis because he loves tennis," She began playing on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2013 at the age of 14, winning numerous titles, including oneGrade-A title at the Trofeo Bonfiglio, where she beat the current women's world number o...

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Russian-born Elena Rybakina said she wanted the war in Ukraine to end "as soon as possible" after reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals on Wednesday. Now representing Kazakhstan, and the first player from that country to reach the last four of a Grand Slam, Rybakina beat Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Court One to set up a semi-final with Romanian 2019 champion Simona Halep. She was asked afterwards whether she felt Kazakh or Russian, a sensitive subject at a tournament that this year barred players from Russia and Belarus due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The 23-year-old, who was born in Moscow and switched allegiance from Russia four years ago, said it was a tough question. "I was born in Russia but of course I am representing Kazakhstan. It's already a long journey for me," she said. "I was playing Olympics, Fed Cup before. I got so much help and support. "For me it's tough question just to say exactly what I feel." The 17th seed is now the only player of Russian origin remaining in the men's or women's singles draw. She said she felt for those who had not been able to play in a tournament that was stripped of ranking points after its decision. "I mean, when I heard this, this is not something you want to hear because we are playing sport. Everybody wants to compete. They were not choosing where they born," she said. "Of course, I feel it for them (the Russian and Belarusian players) because everybody wants to compete at the bigges...

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina holds the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the Wimbledon women's single final Saturday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP WIMBLEDON, England — Too nervous to wave, Elena Rybakina stepped into the Centre Court sunshine before the Wimbledon final Saturday and kept a firm double-grip on the black-and-red straps of the racket bag slung over her shoulders. No wave. Not much of a look around. Her play early on betrayed some jitters, too, which makes sense considering it was her debut in a Grand Slam title match. Nearly two hours of big swinging and plenty of sprinting later, she had won the championship at the All England Club with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Even then, Rybakina's reaction was muted as can be, a little sigh, a hint of a smile. "Happy that it finished, to be honest," the 23-year-old said, "because really, I never felt something like this." She was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career. The switch has been a topic of conversation during Wimbledon, because it barred all players who represent Russia or Belarus from entering the tournament due to the war in Ukraine. Since the WTA computer rankings began in 1975, just one woman ranked lower than the No. 23 Rybakina has won Wimbledon — Venus Williams in 2007 at No. 31, although she had been No. 1 and already won three of her five career Wimbledon trophies. Rybakina used her big serv...