Rybakina, after being eliminated: “No one would want to be in this situation”

The journey of Elena Rybakina at this 2025 Australian Open has come to an end, the only player left along with Sabalenka who knew what it was like to reach the final. Once again, the danger of Madison Keys was evident in the form of victory, although it is true that the Kazakh did not arrive at this event with all the pieces in place. She always missed her main coach, Stefano Vukovwhom the WTA did not allow to attend the event due to an ongoing issue with his player. Obviously, the matter did not go unnoticed in the Kazakh’s last press conference before leaving Melbourne.

Defeat against Keys

“Of course, it’s not the result I expected. It was a very tough match, I had some opportunities in my favor but this is what it is, I need to work a lot more. I think in the second game, when I was serving, I had a chance to go up 2-0, but in the end, the score was 1-1. From there, all the games were tough, but I think if I had gone up 2-0, everything would have been different, it would have helped me to continue differently.”

Vukov’s absence in the tournament

“Definitely, this is not the situation anyone wants to be in. I want to have the people I want in my box, but I couldn’t change it. At the end of the day, all I’m trying to do is focus on my matches and talk to Stefano (Vukov), although I also have Goran (Ivanisevic), so this did not affect how I played today or any of my results.”

Physical state

“Yesterday, I had a full day of recovery, along with some treatments, so in this match, I can say I felt better than in the previous one, fortunately. However, right now that the match is over, I admit I feel some pain. The reality is I need some time to rest, I have to take some time to heal and then continue working.”

What will happen with Ivanisevic?

“We still have a pending conversation; we need to discuss how things went in the preseason and what analysis we draw from this pair of tournaments we’ve played, where we’ve tried to get used to each other. We will sit down and decide how the calendar will be from then on. For now, I’m signed up to play the Abu Dhabi tournament and then the Doha and Dubai WTA 1000 events will follow.”

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