Australian Open champ Rybakina hoping for a chance to finally celebrate at her ‘home' tournament this week in Dubai
World No3 has barely had a chance to relax after winning in Melbourne, being bed-ridden during a short stopover in Dubai and then going straight back on court in Doha Dubai, UAE - 15 February 2026: It may be more than two weeks since Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open in Melbourne, yet such is the demanding schedule of modern-day tennis, the Kazakh star is hoping this week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - her adopted home tournament in the city in which she has lived since 2024 - provides the chance to properly celebrate. The 26-year-old is balancing the demands of being the top seed at this week's WTA 1000 tournament with a
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