The Kazakh Elena Rybakinasixth favorite, ended the ‘Emerson Jones’ effect and the enormous expectations generated by the Australian public of his sixteen-year-old player who had a brief stay in Melbourne, beaten by his rival in the first round of the tournament (6-1 and 6-1).
Rybakina did not make any concessions to the junior number one who got an invitation from the organization but did not face the Kazakh. Some expectations are reasonable for the local tennis player who is considered a child prodigy, who at the age of 16 has already noticed himself on the circuit.
The junior finalist at Wimbledon and the US Open won against the Chinese a few weeks ago on the WTA circuit Xinyu Wang37 in the world, in Brisbane and later called Russian Daria Kasatkinaninth.
Trained by the Spanish Carlos CuadradoRybakina couldn’t stand it. Victim of the impact of the moment and everything that happened around him in recent times, he did not find his level against a strong opponent.
It took 54 minutes for the Kazakh to close out the rivalry and advance to the second round of the competition. Runner-up in Australia in 2023, lost in the final by Aryna Sabalenka and winner of Wimbledon 2022, will play in the second round against the American Iva Jovicwho defeated the Spanish Nuria Párrizas 6-2 and 6-1.
Source: La Verdad
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