Russian Shnaider starts successfully in Hong Kong

After WTA Finals success

The Russian tennis player Elena Rybakina has started her performance in the Hong Kong tournament with a confident victory. In the first round, she met with the representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse from Romania in the first round of the Hong Kong tennis tournament with a score of 6:4, 6:4.

The match lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes. Rybakina made three breaks, while Ruse managed to take one serve from the Russian tennis player. In the second round, Rybakina will face the winner of the match between Daria Kasatkina from Russia and Anna Bondar from Hungary.

Last week, Rybakina spoke about her expectations for the upcoming tournament: “I am glad to be back in Hong Kong. I have always enjoyed playing here, and I am looking forward to a good performance this week. I have been training hard and I am feeling confident in my game. Of course, every tournament is a new challenge, but I am ready to give my best and fight for the title.”

Rybakina's 2023 season

It is worth noting that Rybakina has been demonstrating excellent results in the 2023 season. She won the Australian Open, which was her first Grand Slam title in her career. After that, Elena successfully performed at the WTA Finals, where she managed to reach the semi-finals.

Now Rybakina is ranked 10th in the WTA ranking and is one of the main contenders for the title in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Tennis Open is a WTA 250 tournament that is held annually in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. The tournament was first held in 1980 and has been won by some of the biggest names in women's tennis, including Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, and Venus Williams.