Mar 30, 2024, 10:50 p.m. ET
Elena Rybakina (4th in the WTA ranking) closed her participation in the Miami Open falling for the second consecutive edition in the definition of the championship. This time, Danielle Collins advanced 7-5 and 6-3 to achieve the most important victory of her career. After the match, the Kazakh spoke about the solid level of her rival and took stock of the first three months of the season.
Elena Rybakina analyzed her loss in the Miami Open final. Getty Images
“It’s difficult to compete with someone who is playing so well these weeks. She (Danielle Collins) was fresher than me”described Elena Rybakina in a press conference at the closing of the Miami Open.
“We have played before and they have always been tough games. She is being very aggressive and you need to respond quickly in the first moments of the point.”
“Physically I wasn’t in my best shape so I couldn’t push myself. Maybe I should have risked a little more on the breakpoints but the conditions were complicated. The ball, especially if it is not new, does not run well. And the percentage of my first serves was not the best either,” he analyzed.
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As happened a year ago at the Miami Open, Elena Rybakina, 3rd in the world for the first time in 2023 and owner of seven titles, reached the last instance. On that occasion, one match away from the Sunshine Double, Petra Kvitova snatched the victory.
On this occasion she landed in the grand final with performances over Clara Tauson (3-6, 7-5 and 6-4), Taylor Townsend (6-3, 6-7 and 6-4), Madison Keys (6-3, 7-5), Maria Sakkari (7-5, 6-7 and 6-4) and Victoria Azarenka (6-4, 0-6 and 7-6).
This year she has a positive record of 22 matches won and 4 lost, resulting in two titles at the WTA 500 in Brisbane and Abu Dhabi, plus a definition at the WTA 1000 in Doha. This was her fifth appearance in category finals, with two wins (Indian Wells and Rome 2023) and three falls (Miami 2023-24 and Doha 2024).
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The farewell to the American tour in March opens the way for the extended stop on European clay that will lead to Roland Garros. After three months of filming, the representative of Kazakhstan took stock of her first results for 2024.
“They have been successful months. Not easy, obviously, because of the illnesses in between. But they have still been three good months. I played a lot of matches and won them so I can’t complain. I’m looking forward to the clay season.”hill.
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