Rain delays and the frustration of the fans about the same were the highlights of the Rome Open final. But ultimately, the Kazakh star braved the conditions and emerged triumphant. Elena Rybakina has had a wonderful time this year. And the final in Rome was the icing on the cake, just before the French Open. She defeated Anhelina Kalina of Ukraine in the final. With all the bundles of trophies she is winning, she said something interesting about what she does with them.

Elena Rybakina enjoying the time of her life in Rome!

Teary-eyed after the thigh injury, Rome Open runner-up Anhelina Kalina, has dedicated her run to the championship match to her war-torn home country Ukraine. Her home too got destroyed in the fighting.

A year so dear, for Rybakina!

After Rybakina had a wonderful day in Rome, she felt she can take this confidence to the clay courts of Roland Garros. “I can play on all the surfaces,” she said. ” It is just maybe for clay. I need to be ready more physically and maybe have a lot of preparation.”

As Rybakina is going to climb to No. 4 spot on Monday, she commented on the wonderful run she had in the past one year and how she thinks she can carry forward the momentum, “I am proud that I can maintain this level. I can see improvements on the court, physically also… I think there is a lot of room to improve”.

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