Elena Rybakina’s Roland Garros campaign did not go according to the script.
Rybakina, one of the leading contenders for the title, was defeated in the second round by Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva.
It was truly a poor performance by the world number two, who struck over 70 unforced errors during a 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 loss on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
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Rybakina has since shifted her attention towards the grass-court swing, which is set to begin later this month.
On Monday, the Kazakh’s first tournament of the grass season was confirmed.
Elena Rybakina is set to play in the Queen’s Club Championships
Elena Rybakina’s participation in the Queen’s Club Championships has been confirmed following the withdrawal of Czech player Linda Noskova.
In a statement on X [formerly Twitter], a spokesperson for the tournament said: “World number two Elena Rybakina has accepted a top 30 replacement spot for the WTA 500 HSBC Championships, following the withdrawal of Linda Noskova.”
Rybakina will hope to advance further at this year’s Queen’s event than she did in 2025.
Rybakina, seeded fourth, defeated home favourite Heather Watson in her opening match at last year’s Queen’s Club event.
However, she then lost to Tatjana Maria, who went on to become the oldest champion in Queen’s Club history.
Rybakina, now ranked second in the world, will most likely be the number one seed at this year’s event, ahead of Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova and Victoria Mboko.
| Player | Ranking at time of entry |
| Elena Rybakina | 2 |
| Jessica Pegula | 5 |
| Amanda Anisimova | 6 |
| Victoria Mboko | 9 |
| Belinda Bencic | 12 |
| Marta Kostyuk | 15 |
| Iva Jovic | 17 |
| Diana Shnaider | 20 |
| Liudmilla Samsonova | 21 |
| Leylah Fernandez | 23 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | 24 |
| Hailey Baptiste | 25 |
| Marie Bouzkova | 26 |
| Sorana Cirstea | 27 |
| Jaqueline Cristian | 28 |
| Ann Li | 29 |
| Emma Raducanu | 23 |
Who won the first Queen’s Club Championship?
British player ‘M Raikes’ is said to have won the first Queen’s Club Women’s Singles event in 1881, which was held in Fulham, London.
The British player defeated compatriot Miss Burleigh 5-0, 5-2 in the final.
British players won the event until 1923, when American player Elizabeth Ryan became the first non-British player to capture the Queen’s crown.
Ethel Thomson Larcombe, from Great Britain, holds the record for the most singles titles in Queen’s Club history.
Larcombe, born in Islington, won six titles between 1905 and 1919.
