Kazakhstan tennis player Elena Rybakina has risen in the WTA ranking

Tennis player from Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina has improved her position in the ranking of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). According to the Live version of the rating, after defeating Czech athlete Marketa Vondrushova (70th racket of the world) in the fourth round of the tournament in Rome (Italy), Rybakina rose to the fifth place of the table of ranks, which is the highest indicator in the athlete's career. The Kazakh woman swapped places with the American Corey Gauff, who is now on the sixth line of the rating, reports Sports.kz . Note that thanks to the victory over Vondrushova, Rybakina reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Rome. According to the Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan, Elena Rybakina with a score of 6:3, 6:3 beat Czech Marketa Vondroushova, who occupies the 70th line of the WTA rating, in the fourth round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. The Kazakh woman equalized the score in personal meetings - 1:1. The next opponent of Elena in Rome will be Polish Iga Sventek or Croatian Donna Vekic.