“I have all the chances”: Elena Rybakina eyes glory against Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart

Kazakhstan’s tennis star Elena Rybakina has stated that she is looking forward to once again facing the world number one Iga Swiatek. The two are set to face off in the quarterfinal of the Stuttgart Open on Saturday. The current world number five booked her place in the last-eight after beating Italy’s Jasmine Paolini with a score of 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

On the other hand, the Polish tennis star defeated Britain’s Emma Raducanu in the round of 16 with a score of 7-6, 6-3 to cement her place in the quarterfinal. Talking ahead of the contest, Rybakina stated that it is ‘nice’ to play against a player of the caliber of Swiatek and believes that the previous contests suggests that both players push ‘each other to the limits’.

“Well, it's always of course tough to play against lga, and I feel like we are pushing each other to the limits,” she said. “I remember this year when we played an exhibition and you're just coming out of preseason and it's very tough. She started really intense, and I'm, like, I need to keep it up (smiling). I think it's nice to play against her. Of course I want to win, but I need to be also realistic. She's a very good player on clay. She's maybe a little bit more the favourite now, but again, if I play well, I serve well, I move good, I have all the chances. So I'm just happy to play against her.”