Aryna Sabalenka ‘tougher’ than Iga Swiatek claims Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina has actually discussed her competition with Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka, confessing that she locates it ‘tougher’ to play the globe No.2.
Rybakina is readied to go back to activity at Roland Garros, after taking out from the Italian Open because of disease.
This is not the very first event that the 2022 Wimbledon champ has actually taken out from because of inadequate wellness this year, yet Rybakina has actually disclosed that she is currently really feeling far better, “Of course now I’m feeling much better, and it’s always pity to miss these big tournaments. But if the health issues are there, then you cannot do anything.”
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The clay court period has actually been controlled by the abovementioned Swiatek, that gets on a 12-match winning touch after winning both titles in Madrid and Rome.
Despite this, Rybakina admitted to discovering it much more difficult to play Sabalenka, “Well, I would say Aryna. We play a lot of tough matches, and she’s very aggressive. She has good power. And with Iga I feel like I have more dominant in the, just, game by my power over Iga. With Aryna, it’s tougher.”
Rybakina is really the only gamer to have actually defeated Swiatek on clay in 2024, with the Kazakhstani yet to shed to the three-time Roland Garros champ externally.
This is something that Rybakina confessed provides her ‘a lot of confidence’ heading right into the 2nd significant of the year, “Yeah, of course, it gives me a lot of confidence. As I always say, I think I improve every year, every tournament. Of course these wins against Iga, it gives you confidence.”
Swiatek will certainly start her Roland Garros title support versus French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean tomorrow, while Sabalenka and Rybakina start their projects on Tuesday.
Inside the standard …
Iga Swiatek is clearly the very best gamer worldwide week in and week out, yet that does not imply that Elena Rybakina’s claims are not legitimate. Swiatek does have a tendency to battle much more versus compelling gamers consisting of the similarity Rybakina and Jelena Ostapenko, which is depictive in her head-to-heads versus these 2. At the very same time, Swiatek is the frustrating favourite for the Roland Garros title once again this year and it would certainly take a large shock for that not to find to fulfillment.
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Elena Rybakina vs Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka
Despite Swiatek being the globe No.1, Rybakina’s claims are sustained by their corresponding head-to-head’s:
Elena Rybakina vs Iga Swiatek
Overall: 4-2
On clay: 2-0
Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka
Overall: 3-6
On clay: 0-1
Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka
Overall: 8-3
On clay: 5-1
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