“With Iga I feel like I have more dominant in the, just, game by my power over Iga. With Aryna, it’s tougher,” Elena Rybakina admitted last year, choosing Aryna Sabalenka as the greater challenge over then-top seed Iga Swiatek. Her words still ring true, carved from battles that defined her rivalry with both. Against Swiatek, Rybakina holds a 4-6 record, but against Sabalenka, it tightens to a fiery 5-8, each clash a war of wills. And now, as destiny pulls them together once again at the WTA Finals, the Kazakh stands ready, once more honoring the Belarusian’s relentless fire and unshakable grit.

The fairytale of Elena Rybakina continues to unfold under the lights of Riyadh. The Kazakh powerhouse, with her signature poise and silent fire, stormed into the 2025 WTA Finals champions

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