Rybakina did not stay silent and fired a bullet against the WTA

Kazakh Elena Rybakina didn’t beat around the bush after his tour de force in Montreal. He said he felt “destroyed” by the calendar WTA 1,000 of the Canadian city and fired a shot at the “weak” WTA leadership after the world number four’s quarterfinal match at 3 a.m. on Saturday and her semifinal was postponed to Sunday morning. rain

Rybakina beat Daria Kasatkina in a marathon round of 16 bout that lasted three hours and 27 minutes, before rain forced the Kazakh to wait until the final day of the tournament to face Lyudmila Samsonova in the next round. Elena lost 1-6, 6-1 and 6-2 against Samsonova, who reappeared two hours later to play in the final, where she was beaten by Jessica Pegula.

“I feel devastated by the calendar and by the whole situation. I’m not very happy, but it is what it is,” said Rybakina with her right shoulder bandaged.

“Unfortunately, there’s not much we players can do in these situations. The decision wasn’t really ours. The weather didn’t help. So I had some injuries, but we tried to control it and see how we go from there.”

Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, said the Montreal quarterfinal was the first time she had played late.

“I hope it’s the last time, because it’s a bit unprofessional since the… I can’t really say the tournament because I think the most important thing is the WTA here,” Rybakina said.

“The leadership is a little weak right now, but I hope something changes, because this year there are really many situations that I don’t understand.”

Rybakina decided she wasn’t sure if she would change her schedule ahead of the US Open, which starts on August 28.

“I have to see how I feel and assess the small injuries I have now. I have to be smart when making any decision,” he said.