Elena Rybakina reveals she actually finds Aryna Sabalenka tougher to play against than Iga Swiatek and claims the reason for that lies in the fact that she and the Belarusian tennis star have a very similar game style.
Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, is the player with the most wins against Swiatek since the Pole became the world No. 1 – having beaten the Pole four times in their last five meetings. Overall, Rybakina owns a 4-2 head-to-head versus Swiatek.
On the other side, Rybakina has had some notable wins over Sabalenka but the Belarusian still leads their head-to-head 6-3. Also, Rybakina needed five matches to clinch her first win against Sabalenka.
And at the French Open – where she, Swiatek and Sabalenka are regarded as the top favorites – Rybakina was asked to pick a tougher to play between Swiatek and 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 explained.
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