Russian-born Kazakh Rybakina arrived at Roland Garros as the second seed following her Australian Open victory in January and earned her tour-leading 31st match victory after dismantling Veronika Erjavec in the opening round.

Kazakhstani tennis star Elena Rybakina began her 2026 French Open campaign with a straight-set win over Veronika Erjavec

PARIS: Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek and second seed Elena Rybakina both eased into the second round with comfortable wins at a sweltering Roland Garros on Monday, as…

The second set made 71 unforced errors in a second-round loss to Yuliia Starodubtseva.

It marked Rybakina’s earliest WTA exit since the 2025 Miami Open.