Elena Rybakina's coach and mother will drive Porsche until she gets license
WTAMonday, 22 April 2024 at 06:30
Elena Rybakina won't be driving her Porsche she won
at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as she doesn't have a driver's license yet,
and for the time being, her coach and mother will use it. The former Wimbledon
champion acknowledged that obtaining her driver's license is one of her main
off-court goals.
The Kazakhstani player clinched the title in
Stuttgart by defeating Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2, and in addition to the trophy
and prize money (€123,480), she also received a luxury Porsche.
Rybakina maintains her excellent form at the start of the clay swing
The world No. 4 won her third title of the season
in five finals played. Rybakina now has 8 titles in her career, three of them
on clay, and boasts a record of 26-4 for the season. Additionally, she is in
second position in the WTA Race, just over 100 points behind world No. 1 Iga
Swiatek.
In the semifinals, Rybakina defeated the Polish
player for the fourth time in her career (head-to-head 4-2), who was the 2-time
defending champion in Stuttgart. The 24-year-old tennis player leaves the tournament
with a Porsche Taycan 4S Sport Turism, as is customary in several German
tournaments where a car is gifted to the champion by the main sponsor.
Rybakina took 1hr 10 minutes to defeat Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 in the final
However, the 2022 Wimbledon champion stated that
she doesn't have a driver's license yet and that for the time being, it won't
be her who drives it but rather her coach Stefano Kutov or even her mother.
“The car, do
you keep it? Are you going to give it to your sister? What are you going to do
with the car without a license?” the interviewer asked.
Rybakina: “Well, I don't know yet (smiling). For
sure I will drive it around, and we are thinking to have it in Dubai. So it's
going to be for sure Stefano driving, maybe my mom, hopefully me soon. So yeah
(smiling).”
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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