Elena Rybakina at the 2025 Australian Open. Photo: Getty
Elena Rybakina lived up to her billing as the favorite, only dropping two games in her debut at the 2025 Australian Open against local tennis star Emerson Jones, a promising 16-year-old (6-1 6-1). The Kazakh showed why she is one of the top contenders for the title and didn't allow herself to be surprised by one of the tournament's Wild Cards, who was a junior finalist at Wimbledon and the US Open.
Next up for Elena Rybakina is another young talent, this time from American tennis, Iva Jovic.
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