The tournament in Rome was Elena Rybakina’s second success in 2023. The Kazakhstan woman took advantage of the withdrawal of Angelina Kalinina, who was injured when Rybakina was 1:0 in the second set, and did not continue the match.

Rainy weather in Rome is one of Olena Rybakina’s assets on the way to the trophy

After the triumph in Indian Wells this year, Olena Rybakina found her way to success at the Foro Italico.

In the grand final, the player, who is ranked 4th in the WTA hierarchy, won the first set against Angelina Kalinina (25th WTA), and in the second act, the Ukrainian had to go down 1:0 in favor of Rybakina due to pain. in the left thigh.

Rybakina lost her previous meeting with Kalinina from Charleston 2022, and WTA Insider wanted to know what her secret was in Rome, where she won her second tournament of the year.

“Honestly, I came here without any expectations because here in Rome I have always had to deal with allergies. Usually it’s always very hot here, but this time it was raining all the time, so that helped me survive.

I’m sure these two weeks will help me get to Roland Garros in better shape, now the goal is to get fit physically, if I can do that I know I can do well in Paris.

I always felt I could play well on clay but I never had enough time to prepare, when I was a kid I didn’t spend a lot of time on clay. So I’ve always had this weird feeling that I can play well on clay, even if I’m not getting the results I want or finding my confidence.

I realized that I need to be patient on clay, because everything happens more slowly than on other surfaces, the exchanges of balls last longer, so I have to be more patient.

I also need to improve a little bit in goal, get to the goal more to finish plays.” – reported Olena Rybakina, Punto de Break reports.