Elena Rybakina
Kostyuk's fall in Ningbo defines, weeks after her dispute, the eight top players of the season. Rybakina and Sabalenka will headline a very high-profile event.
The kazaja landed in Ningbo, where she will depart as a strong title contender, and spoke about her health issues... and her great goal for the rest of the season.
Various data highlight the depth and quality of women's tennis, whose historical milestones of 2026 present this year as one of the best of all time.
The current world number 118 became the lowest-ranked player to win against a number 1 by coming back from a set down.
Alina Charaeva, Armenian player trained by Carlos Martínez, surprises Rybakina in the first round of the WTA 1000 in Beijing. On the day the Kazakh debuted as World No. 1, she suffered a defeat without excuses on the central court.
