Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina representing the Game Changers Falcons won the title at the prestigious World Tennis League-2024 exhibition tournament in the UAE,El.kz reports citing Sports.kz.
Elena Rybakina teamed up with Andrey Rublev, as well as Canadian southpaw Denis Shapovalov and France’s Caroline Garcia.
Rybakina played four singles matches. She beat Romanian tennis player Simona Halep with a score of 6:4. However, in confrontations with the first racket of the world Aryna Sabalenka (6:7), Polish Iga Swiatek (3:6) and Russian Mirra Andreeva (2:6), Elena lost.
Despite the defeats, Rybakina's contribution to the overall success of the team was significant. The World Tennis League tournament was an important preparatory platform for the upcoming competition, and her team showed a high level.