Elena Rybakina didn’t have the best start to the season on tour this year, but she began to grind hard in May, which saw her end up with two tour titles, including the prestigious WTA Finals in Riyadh. The 26-year-old, who had dealt with a lot of problems this year, reflected on her performance on the court with a lot of pride.

Rybakina began the year with a coaching problem as she rehired Stefano Vukov just four months after splitting with him and a month after beginning her partnership with Goran Ivanisevic . The former World No. 3’s shocking decision attracted attention from the media and the WTA, and Vukov was later suspended for breach of conduct in the women’s circuit.

But before that, Ivanisevic ended her partnership with the Kazakhstan star on tour, leaving Rybakina with n

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