Elena Rybakina says her demeanor resembling the one of Roger Federer is something natural as the 24-year-old Kazakh highlights that being calm and never showing too many emotions is just her character.
Since winning her first Grand Slam at 2022 Wimbledon and establishing herself as one of the best in the game, Rybakina has also become known as someone who just takes care of the business while never being too high or too low in any situation.
The latest example of that came in the Miami Open semifinal as Rybakina pretty calmly overcame a situation in which a good number of players would lose their cool and probably start to panic.
After getting bageled by Victoria Azarenka in the second set, Rybakina didn”t panic and managed to stabilize her game at the start of the third set. Then, leading 5-4 and serving for the match against Azarenka, Rybakina faced her first break points of the third set in those moments and the former world No. 1 from Belarus managed to get the break back. But like many times before in similar situations, the 24-year-old didn’t panic, instead took it calmly and focused on getting the edge again.
The third set ultimately went into a tie-break, which Rybakina started with a 3-0 lead before going 6-1 up and converting her second…
