Elena Rybakina has been handed a potentially tough start to her Wimbledon title defence with the American Shelby Rogers. Rybakina…
Shelby Rogers v Elena Rybakina live stream | Wimbledon Round One Preview
Elena Rybakina has been handed a potentially tough start to her Wimbledon title defence with the American Shelby Rogers.
Rybakina was motoring along at the French Open until having to withdraw because of a virus in the fourth round. That virus doesn’t seem to have fully cleared up as she looked fairly unwell in Berlin, before withdrawing from Eastbourne altogether.
Many pundits, including Andy Roddick, were referring to Rybakina as the favourite for The Championships until her recent illness. The market has seen her drift to third favourite now, and her relatively tough draw means that she has little time to play through an illness.
Rogers has not had a vintage season though. Now ranked No46 from a high of 30 Rogers has only one quarter-final appearance to boast of in 2023. With the American hard court season approaching this may yet improve.
The pair have met five times in total, wth Rybakina leading the head-to-head 3-2. They have actually met three times on grass, Rogers won the last meeting in 2022, but Rybakina won the first two. This includes a match at Wimbledon in 2021.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion should be the clear favourite, and is still favoured to progress, but if she really is still unwell then Rogers is definitely capable of taking advantage.
The winner of this match, which will be contested over the best of three sets on Tuesday, will play either Nao Hibino or Alize Cornet in the second round at Wimbledon.
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