During her 2R triumph against Jelena Ostapenko, Elena Rybakina informs her coach, "If I need anything, I will ask."

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Ostapenko and Rybakina were competing against one other.

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In the second round of play at the WTA 1000 tournament, Rybakina faced Ostapenko for the first time after receiving.

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the tiebreak to win five games in a row and regain the lead. This victory gave him the set.

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the first round. In the first set, which was quite competitive, the Latvian player came back from a 3-6 deficit

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Despite this, Rybakina was able to lift her game in the second and third sets

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bringing her season total to 392 and extending her lead as the ace leader for this season.

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An exciting sequence of events took place during Elena Rybakina's service game when the score was 3-2 in the second set.

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This statement seemed to close the door on any unwanted counsel from the Croatian.

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