Rybakina Enters Crisis Before Wimbledon

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Elena Rybakina has always been one of the most dangerous players on grass. Her powerful serve, flat shots, and extremely aggressive tennis fit perfectly on a surface where there is barely any time to react. It is no coincidence that she conquered the first Grand Slam of her career at Wimbledon 2022. However, that same offensive style also has a dark side: when confidence is lacking, unforced errors appear all too easily. And that is precisely what seems to be happening.

The Kazakh was facing this grass court swing with a golden opportunity to get closer to, and even threaten, world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian is defending 975 points during this part of the calendar after reaching the Wimbledon semifinals in 2025, while Rybakina is only putting 346 at stake. The distance between them is less than 1000 points, but the feelings do not invite optimism.

Wow.

Boulter defeats Rybakina for one of her best ever wins!

She will face Vekic tomorrow, what a chance for both to reach the final.

Raducanu or Rakhimova vs. Jovic in the other semifinal.

No top 15 players left. pic.com/37p0X5DiCW

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 12, 2026

The season had started brilliantly for the current world number 2. Rybakina lifted the trophy at the Australian Open and reached the final in Indian Wells, confirming that she was ready to fight for the leadership of the WTA ranking. However, as the weeks passed, her level dropped, and the clay court swing ended up becoming a nightmare.

The big blow came at Roland Garros, where she was knocked out in the second round by Yulia Starodubtseva, the 57th-ranked player in the world, wasting a magnificent opportunity to cut a significant amount of points from Sabalenka.

The arrival of the grass court season seemed like the perfect scenario to regain her smile, but it hasn't been the case either. In the Queen's WTA 500, she suffered a lot to overcome Tatjana Maria in her debut, coming to just two points away from defeat. Then, Katie Boulter halted her path in the quarterfinals with a score of 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, a result that prevents the Kazakh from taking advantage of Sabalenka not even competing this week.

Besides the defeats, there are also worrying signs off the court. After her elimination in Roland Garros, she decided to disable comments on her social media, and in the last hours, she has gone a step further by directly deleting her Instagram account.

Wimbledon is just around the corner, and the opportunity to seize the number 1 spot remains mathematically alive. However, Rybakina's issue no longer seems to be a matter of points but of confidence. And regaining that confidence is usually much more challenging than climbing any ranking.

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