Elena Rybakina after beating Daria Kasatkina in Montreal at 3 in the morning: “I’m destroyed guys. Thank you for staying so late. It’s really amazing you supported us..” Crowd goes WILD. Match of the tournament.
(VIDEO) "I am destroyed": Elena Rybakina left exhausted by late-night marathon against Daria Kasatkina at Canadian Open
WTASaturday, 12 August 2023 at 16:19
Elena Rybakina declared that she was 'destroyed' after her late-night marathon match against Daria Kasatkina at the National Bank Canadian Open (Omnium Banque Nationale) in Montreal.
World No. 4 Rybakina emerged victorious from a long and difficult quarter-final match at the WTA 1000 event against tenth seed Kasatkina, coming back to win in three sets 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(8).
The match lasted three hours and 27 minutes and went on until 2:55 am. Both players broke serve 10 times, but Rybakina scraped ahead in the final-set tiebreak to progress through to the semi-finals.
Rybakina drained by match
The 2022 Wimbledon champion highlighted her exhaustion during her on-court interview after the match.
"I am destroyed guys!" she exclaimed, before going on to thank the crowd for staying until the early hours of the morning.
"Thank you so much for everyone who stayed so late. It’s really amazing that you supported us," she said.
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Rybakina has not played a match like that so far
The Kazakhstani player was then asked if she had ever played a match like that in her career so far, to which she replied:
"I don’t think so. I have played three sets, tough battles. But like this? Honestly, physically it’s really tough. And it is so late! I never played that late. So, yeah. Guys, just thank you so much. And hopefully somehow I can recover tomorrow."
Rybakina is now set to face fifteenth seed Liudmila Samsonova, whose quick thinking on the court saw her move past world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in her previous round.
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- This clown is 21 years old... he should start acting like it.
mandoist27-09-2024 - Hey, Elena, when you're strong again... take back the Porsche you gave to your ex-abuser!mandoist27-09-2024
- He's a Cool Dude (and very funny guy). Always fun to be in the presence of Tomasz. Something he mentioned here is what many who have coached at any level can relate to -- "the crazy parents committee". It relates to my coaching experiences in kid's sports. My #1 complaint about coaching kids is Problem Parents!! It can be a very abusive, even violent situation with many parents when it comes to their kid's sports. In the end, it was no longer worth the potential (all too common) altercations for me and I quit. But thanks to Tomasz, I now have a name for those (you?) people: The Crazy Parents Committee.mandoist26-09-2024
- She's no longer a tennis player; apparently it wasn't a priority. So why the publicity?mandoist26-09-2024
- Yes, the Ginger is right... 'you don't have to play'. And we are realizing the results of how players are affected by non-stop scheduling. Everything Iga first mentioned 2 years ago is now coming to fruition as far too many top WTA players cannot maintain their well-being. Therfor having to blow-off several tourneys. It's common sense -- the human body is not a machine! WTA's GREED and insensitivity is no joke.mandoist26-09-2024
