The WTA may have confirmed that Elena Rybakina will compete at the WTA Finals despite the Kazakh having a very rough last two months under some mysterious circumstances.
Since abruptly ending her five-year partnership with coach Stefano Vukov just after they arrived at the US Open, the world No. 5 won her opener at Flushing Meadows. But then, she pulled out of her second-round match and also withdrew from her next three scheduled tournaments.
While there have been some pretty shocking claims about Rybakina’s split with Vukov, a back injury was listed as the cause for her withdrawals from Seoul, Beijing and Wuhan.
Naturally, all of that raised some major concerns that her appearance at the season-ending tournament may be in major jeopardy as well. But after the 2022 Wimbledon winner officially booked a place at the WTA Finals, the WTA posted a Rybakina highlight and captioned the post: “Ice in her veins. Get ready for Elena Rybakina’s cool demeanor at the #WTAFinalsRiyadh in November!”
ice in her veins 🥶
Get ready for Elena Rybakina’s cool demeanor at the #WTAFinalsRiyadh in November! pic.twitter.com/a5l2Uh1euI
— wta (@WTA) October 14, 2024
The inaugural edition of the season-ending tournament taking place in Riyadh will start on November 2nd and run through the…
