Former Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina said she will need some “magic” from her physio if she wants to go further in the tournament after a back spasm flared up during her third-round win on Saturday.

The problem for the 2023 finalist at Melbourne Park follows a season where she was plagued by injury and illness. Rybakina’s build-up to Wimbledon in the summer was hampered by acute bronchitis, which also caused her to withdraw from the Paris Olympics.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina needed only 53 minutes to storm past junior world No.1 Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open.

In the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Wednesday, Iva Jovic (ranked No. 191) faces Elena Rybakina (No. 7).Rybakina retired and was not able to finish her last match, falling – to

Elena Rybakina sent another teenager packing from the Australian Open on Thursday after the sixth seed overcame a second-set wobble to beat American wildcard Iva Jovic 6-0 6-3 and move into the third round.

MELBOURNE–Elena Rybakina sent another teenager packing from the Australian Open 2025 on Thursday after the sixth seed beat American wildcard Iva Jovic 6-0 6-3 to move into the third round. Aged just 17,

Watch the match highlights between Elena Rybakina & Iva Jovic in Round 2 of the 2025 Australian Open. Underwater forests of kelp host a greater diversity of plants and animals than almost any other ocean community,