Iga Swiatek vs. Elena Rybakina | 2023 Indian Wells Semifinal | WTA Match Highlights
2023 ж. 16 Нау.
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Watch the Match Highlights between Iga Swiatek vs. Elena Rybakina at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
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Rybakina hits like Sinner. Bombs!
😅😅😅
That was pure domolition.
I loveee Rybakina’s style of play it’s so mathematical and composed. You can tell she’s thinking through each point knowing exactly where she wants to place every ball.
Yes, also the way she was reading Iga's game is fascinating.
@@mikiafu Rather, she somehow hypnotized Iga, who was simply not like herself. But this is not her problem, but coach Igi's. This is his defeat.
@@LobsterFromMars hahaha! That's a good one. Maybe she spiked her drink
Absolutely love Elena's zen-like mental state. Add to that, her refusal to play to the gallery - she remains a true-blue introvert who lets her racquet do the talking - hats off! A win against Iga is icing on the cake
Nicest comment. You just gotta love her for her demeanour! The 'Divas' could learn so much from her.
I agree
No way. We miss Serena's dragon energy.
Introvert? She's just being a Russian. These are their mannerisms.
@JesusLovesMe But - Yep the we have seen what Virtue signaling has done to a certain Naomi Osaka's tennis career and importantly her state of mind!!
Rybakina so calm and so beautiful girl 💯👏🔥
Keine Hysterie, Ruhe und Stärke
What a graceful and dignified player is Rybakina. I like not only her game also her court behaviour during and after the match. One of the most versatile and dignified players I have ever seen.
agreed.same thing i like from her,she is different to other players
Elena's winning a lot of fans with her calm and quiet but deadly game.
Exactly 💯
Count me in. She's a true silent assassin.
She clam, but she hit the ball so hard
She has a "meek and quiet spirit." And she crushes winners! A great combination. 😊
Agree she is so calm.
I am so proud of Elena. I have been watching her for about 4 years now. I love watching her play. Graceful and elegant. No screaming, no drama. Just her racquet talking.
Yeah I started watching her after I saw her beat Serena a few years ago at the French remember saying I really like her game. Took a few years to put it all together. And she is just so lovely to watch. Yeah I'm a big fan. Also it's good to finally see some consistency with the top women in the game. Elena and Aryna give some serious competition to Iga.
She reminds me of Sharapova, except she's not a cheater.
And no cheating, unlike Iga
just pinned your likes to 100!!
screaming and drama are pretty unrelated
The beginning Sabalenka -- Rybakina era in tennis!
Yes and looking forward to the sabalenka rybakina rivalry also these are two players who can consistently beat Iga
Sabalenka has no weapons other than her strong hits and her loud and annoying grunt. She is not unbeatable with a smart and complete player easy to take her down.
WTA deserves to has it's own Big Three: Iga, Arina, Elena
@@deanstockwell2396 You are talking of Sabalenka 2-3 years ago...She has become smarter and psychologically stable....
It already started last year, these two were starting to find their game second half of last year and Iga capitalized on a transition period of top-10 pretenders. Things are catching up now, but the points system and draws in the WTA is slow to react and now finally they are in the section to play Iga which Lena didn't get the chance to do last year.
A big fan of Elena Rybakina impressive performance....
Rybakina has beaten her now for the 2nd time!...Igas body language her face and attitude on the court when shes loosing is shocking!...many players can learn so much from Rybakina...calm composed gets on with her game and a thorough lady on and off the court!...great win and congrats Rybakina💕💕
@@MrMacio96PL oh please!...she will come up with any excuse now as she hates loosing and she shows it to the world!...for a nr 1 player shes a bad bad looser!
@@josephinesaayman5806 if they have a face-off at the French Open and she loses again you can expect more excuses.
@@sinic1978 i agree with you!...Iga hates loosing and she has said it many times....so when she looses shes shows it!...Rybakina is a great player i love watching her play!..
We need more Rybakina.
Elena Rybakina - the ideal tennis champion for both men and women: no grunting or screaming, no fist pumping and celebration after every point won, not even after winning the match, just the mysterious Mona Lisa smile.
Rybakina is all courts player. This year is her dominance
Wow 😳 Too much constant easy power from Rybakina! The finals going to be an absolute barnburner!!
Go Rybakina go...one of my favorite WTA players. So low key yet so good!
Elena the face of an angel the tennis of an assassin ❤
Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 ❤️💪💪💪
Iga got a taste of her own medicine. She was absolutely helpless. Elena is playing some incredible tennis right now. I hope she wins the whole thing.
Stop proving how clueless you are. The way how Hawkeye called the lines tennis rules doesn't work. Swiatek lost because of Hawkeye being idiot and blind loser.
Sabalenka will take her to school.
Rybakina's power game is too much for Iga. I'm not entirely sure why as Iggy has played and beaten other big hitters--including Sabalenka, multiple times---but Rybakina is just a bad matchup for her, which happens in tennis. It may be because Rybakina hits a flat ball---not much topspin--and so Iggy just doesn't have the time to react that she normally does. Playing a big hitter on a hard court is definitely a challenge for Iga.
@@Berighteousone We will see what we will see.
@@STRAWYB SABALENKA has never lost to her . Easy
Rybakina vs Sabalenka in the final again ... wow its like they are the top 2 players in the world now!
@JesusLovesMe But Throw Borbora Krejcikova into your list as top 4 for this year.. she beat all 3 in last tournament!
GOAT in making.
Лена- ты умница!!!!❤❤❤
Elena is IGA's Achilles heel! Wow what a performance.
(IGAS) ACHILLES HEEL IS HER (SERVE), AT BEST AVERAGE, TO MOST OF THE WOMAN, ON THE TOUR.🤔🤔🤔.
And Krejcikova and Ostapenko
So is SABALENKA.
It’s the hard hitting girls that trouble Iga
IGA is a cyborg. She really needs to do something with that massive forehead.
She is making No.1 looks like some qualifier! Amazing Rybakina!
I’m Polish , I saw the game and you are absolutely right.
This is PURE UNADULTERATED TENNIS, folks! no drama, no beaking off, no pouting, no screamgrunting, just pure mental/physical EXCELLENCE for rybakina!! a TREAT to watch!!
So true, so true, so true. No drama, no screeching... Just feed me the damn round ball so I can flatten the living daylights out of it. Beautiful to see :)
lovely comment
Elena is just amazing! She reminds me of Federer - calm, elegant, beautiful game and technique, and the feeling that all this is very easy for her!
Yeah, when she faces Iga, she definitely turns into Federer mode, i wish she doing that constantly
Federer was the opposite of calm at the beginning of his career.
Federer was salty when he lost This lady isn't.
@@huzcer this lady does not have any emotion lol win or lose
She reminds me of Graf 😏
Rybakina’s composure in these big matches…she doesn’t lose focus often and that’s what will help her win more slams
WOW Rybakina...and now final with Sabalenka...just WOW!
A final between Sabalenka & Rybakina again ! ( Will Rybakina get her revenge ? )
Playing at the same level as with Iga will make a trick.
@@idaimawomantrapsinsideaman5004 let celebrating because 2 countries close to Russia in the final
iga let's come back stronger!!!
Well Played. Elena. Calm Focused. Out played the Cold hearted Pole Again. .Best wishes for Sunday.
Iga the "politician"has been taught a tennis lesson.
hahahhahaha, yeah
That was so deadly Rybakina beating the defending champion Swiatek!!!! Now ranked 8 in the world and still going up. I'm still rooting for you to win against in-form Sabalenka on Finals. Goodluck! 👍
Me too
The ranking might say she is No.8 but she is clearly amongst the top 3 in the world.
@@jliang70 The rankings say No.10. only because there were no points given for her winning Wimbledon.
@@jw5003 Correct, adding 2000 points to her ranking points she is clearly the No.3 at the moment.
@@jw5003 She is ranked 8th now because she got further in Indian Wells than last year when she lost in the quarterfinals.
Just casually beats the world #1 in 76 minutes
Elena was top class today. Calm, compose and utterly focused what land her in winning side. Expectation from her now so high 😊
Elena: Supermodel physique, ice queen emotions on court, and a forehand cross court shot as powerful as Thors hammer! Love her n her game! Absolute assassin when shes on form! Final is gonna be a classic!😳
What a Simp
Like to see this. The beautiful game won. Hoping for another great match between Sabalenka and Rybakina...
Rightly said! Elena's game is a beautiful mix of power and grace. It's a delight to watch her game, especially when she's on, as she was today.
@@simonpegg1196 If you are the true Simon Pegg then please say 'hi' to Ethan for me !!
That. Was. WILD!!! The new rivalries that are starting to develop are amazing. And it's nice to have some consistency at the top. Love the WTA!
Yes I totally agree
Now we have a new Queen. RYBAKINA ❤😊
JAZDA ELENA, the most humblest and unpretentious WTA player at the moment !!
Jazda Iga. This is her motto.
@@annasibiga4127 Brawo ELENA for beating Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 (this is ELENA'S motto) !!
Rybakina is so elegant without trying... Powerful game... Sorry Iga... Rooting for Rybakina in the final... Good luck❤❤❤
Seeing Rybakinas whip her forehand is quite nice!
Women's tennis finaly getting the stable, good players it needs! Rybakina-Swiatek rivalry will be a delight to watch in the coming years, as well as Rybakina-Sabalenka :) I hope Elena keeps her cool and seals the match this time!
Swiatek would prefer not to have to compete against Rybakina (or any other russian/bielorussian players).
@@LePianisteMasque Elena is Kazakh.
Rybakina made swiatek look like an amateur. What a match. She is definitely Swiatek’s kryptonite.
she make Iga look like Coco Puffs
I loved every moment
@@kevinpatrickcarey3741 she made Iga look like Serena made Maria look. ..hopeless
Seems like her and krejcikova
@@Ssagar304 🤭
Elena, 2023 shining star 🌟⭐️🫶 Hope you win many more titles
Actually SABALENKA is the MVP so far as the announcers stated
Coco Gauf Trainers should make her watch this, so as to know how to play Swiatek. I am proud of you Rybakina. Good job
CONGRATULATIONS ELENA . . . !!! We all verry verry verry PROUD FOR YOU . . . . !!! KEEP CALM and HUMBLE GIRL . . . . . !!!
After all AO loss was no fluke, this loss is even more lopsided. Welcome to the final Elena 👍👏
This is their 3rd meeting of the year
I really enjoy watching Elena play. She can cover a lot of ground with her long legs. Her serves are also a strong point. I totally loved her win over IGA. No big fist pumps.VERY HUMBLE WINNER
Yes, I guess, because of respecting of the one she just beat, never seen her big fist bump or does something like that after became victor. what a rare personality of a tennis player .... she got my heart and my love
Elena is humble ..congrats
Rybakina's game is really enjoyable to watch!
Wohoo! So happy Rybakina won! Now we get to see another Sabalenka vs Rybakina rematch! Haha.
Unreal... Just unreal, wow!!
Elena read Iga mind.. and always be able to place ball where she runs opposite. Hard hitting sabalenka is waiting.. Good Luck!!
I like RIbakina, she is now one of my favorite players.
Wow, impressive form from Rybakina at this stage in the season. Congrats to both on getting to the semis.
Congratulations Ryba..rooting for you.Good luck for the final.
Elena just treats the victory on the number one in a semi final like another walk in the park, ice cold, well deserved!!!
Well.. Rybakina played what she has the best in her reprtuar. A nice girl and a well-deserved victory.
love id
She hits the ball like like there’s no tomorrow. she’s insane
Rybakina seems to be the only WTA player that has Swiatek's number. Impressive performance. The outcome of the match was never in doubt.
Elena can definitely beat her on grass clay court maybe be challenging
SABALENKA has Rybakinas number . She's destroyed her every time
Krejickova too she beat her in 2 finals the last time weeks ago in Dubai
Sabalenka has beaten her twice, Krejcikova last two meetings.
@JesusLovesMe But Just like the mens and big 3 . Happens all the time in all generations.
Glad to see Rybakina beat Swiatek in straights once more
Elena you are an amazing Lady and tennis player! Congratulations from your Polish fans! We love you!!!❤❤💌💌💌💌💌💌
So proud of Rybakina!!!!🤗🤗🤗 Played really well agains the world No.1 Swiatek. Her serve did not fail her today and all were solid hits💪🏼 She moved very well and placed her shots and angles superbly. Seldom do I witness Swiatek moving around the corners and chasing the balls hit by opponents. Well Done Rybakina!!!! You deserve the win👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
igas only weapon is topspin drill shots and that works well against players that cant match her power or pace .. but not with aryna and elena they gonna overpower her and push her back and she doesnt have other solution that topspin shots no slice no dropshots just topspin forehands .. they are the kryptonite to igas limited game .. congrats to elena this was another level today 👏👏 the final against aryna gonna 🔥🔥 the two best and powerful players going at it can wait my fav match up on the wta tour for sure 💣💣🍿🍿
Yes, perfect comment. Iga has to learn to flatten her shots or change it up. She's very stubborn but still just 21 and learning.
Well said lowkey
Iga is also annoying af. I'm glad she got smoked.
Yeah, she’s very one dimensional.
@@maximilian2974 No, she is never going to overpower the like of Elena Rybakina even if she decides to flatten her shots. She needs to get more variety into her game, a slice backhand that will give her opponent a different look. We know in QF Rybakina played Muchova, Muchova certainly did not match Rybakina in term of power but she took her on with change of angles, pace and variety
Rybakina's footwork, art.
I watched this match and Iga Swiatek looked like a junior tennis player in comparison, incredible outcome.
Exactly, yet they all call her the best tennis player since Serena. It’s a joke. People forget she got number one when barty retired, she could never beat barty.
@@Moose185yeah and thats why she has 4 gs and been world no.1 for 90 weeks
@@gajdek6456 that’s because the level on women’s tennis has lowered, no wonder Iga wins because there is zero competition. She’s good a player but nowhere near the level of previous number ones like Serena, Venus, steffi graff, martina Hingis. I don’t see her winning much more grand slams either.
@@Moose185 so u prove my point lol she is the best player since serena. You literally fight with your own opinion
Watching Rybakina play I really start to miss Ash Barty. .It would be a great match up...
Rybakina got the offensive weapons to really make a run at #1
Elena is a treat to watch and honestly, Iga’s road to #1 is a bit overhyped. Can Ms Swiatek acknowledge once atleast that she was beaten by superior tennis shots rather than making injury excuses ?
Iga alas is turning into a Serena mk2,a sore loser!
The magnificent departure of the polka ....
This is exactly what Iga Swiatek needs 👌
“Deserves..” She “needs” to be humbled. She “deserves” to be crushed like that.
Needs? to do what? Aaa, get better... she will. She's 2 years younger than Elena, has all the time in the world to improve. Congrats to Elena, well-deserved victory.
@@ujk4418 When you're getting spanked by the same one player, then you have reached your best already. That player who beats a #1 like that will be #1 soon .
@@SalHardy yeah, she may lose this no.1 soon, i have nothing against it. A lot of pressure of her shoulders honestly. But to say she's achieved everything already is silly. She's not even 22! She can improve and get back to being no1 in a year or two. She's still not in her prime.
Iga fan can't accept her loss haha.. in tennis anything can happened include rybakina destroy iga..sorry but elena so good today no doubt..
I was fortunate enough to see Elena play in Toronto's WTA 1000 event last year, and even though she lost to Gauff in that match (Gauff had the defensive match of her life), I was blown away by the fluidity of her strokes and how effortless the power is she can generate on both the back- and forehand wing. At the time her foot speed was her achilles heel around the court, but in the off season she seemed to improve this aspect of her game, as she's getting to a lot more balls out wide, fully balanced, resulting in, a higher percentage of hard driven balls being administered to her opponents. It is devastating; most women, save for Sabalenka, cannot handle the barrage of pace Elena can now bring to a match. If she remains healthy, I would not be surprised if Elena (or Sabalenka, to be fair) were #1 by the end of the year.
Yes I totally agree by ends year number 1 and 2 or least by beginning of next year and as much as I like Gauff don't think her game at this stage could ever beat Elena again at her stage. She is a lot more consistent So glad Elena game has finally come together and her movement has improved tremendously
Me too. I even watch her play at the US Open but she lost
She can't be number 1. Iga Swiatek will still be there. She'll continue to compete and rack up the points.
@@uzoruchenna4863 are you delusional?
Rybakina is far more likable than Sabalenka.
Rybakina went next level.
Sabalenka vs Rybakina. Seems like a Deja Vu 😶🌫🤯. I wish Rybakina wins 🥰
I love how Elena is always calm and just play the match. It’s so great watching the match without screams and childish tantrums. Elena is the best right now. ❤️💚💕
Until she face sabalenka
@@rahulbarman1958 Sabalenka will just increase her screaming and yelling to 200 more decibels.
@@salverde100 ok let's see what happens.
I noticed it only now. Sabalenkas biggest weapon against Elena is maximum loud grunting and screaming
I hope she beats Sabalanka
Rybakina sets the standard for today’s women’s tennis. Iga according to the WTA is number 1, but I would say that Rybakina plays like the number 1 in the world. Hope she gets the title. Ice Queen Elena does it again.
Spot on 👌👏❤️
Tak, gra jak numer 1,pewnie nim niedługo zostanie, tak jak Sabalenka, łatwo tak grać gdy ma się takie warunki fizyczne. Bycie numerem 1nie jest łatwe i nie jedna po tym osiągnięciu ma zjazd z formą, zobaczymy
Lol. SABALENKA just destroyed Ryb in the AO. SABALENKA HAS NEVER LOST TO HER .
@JesusLovesMe But Wrong . SABALENKA has Never lost to her . Easy win.
@JesusLovesMe But Sabalenka -> Rybakina -> Krejcikova -> Swiatek
Elena keeps her composure whether she leads or not in the game. This is how she wins. She has developed nerves of steel and she is a force to be reckoned with.
So elated w/the outcome of the match! Iga looked less than ordinary, lost, and confused. Thx Elena for your outstanding performance 👏 ❤️
Cool calm collected, no yelling screaming, no pompous celebrations. Role model.
I'm agreeing with you, no damn fist pumps
@@501man9 No jumping jacks and other tricks.
Iga said before the match that she was 100% ready for rybakina and for the match. She got spanked and said she had a problem in her ribs. I forgot she’s a huge fan of nadal….
The only problem Iga had was with... rib a kina!!
Agree sounds like its a poor excuse... Looking at Iga play and move around the court.. it dosent seem like anything was hampering her at all.
The scary thing is Rybakina has considerable room for improvement
More room than you probably think. She can start hitting drop shots like she used to and slices and improve her footwork and volleys.
@@westonmeyer3110 Still make fewer unforced errors, Better play in finals
Shes also 3 years older than Swiatek. Lets see if she manages to win another big tournament first.
@@black.cake1 Actually that's not true, Rybakina is just under 2 years older, born 17th June 1999. Swaitek born 31st may 2001
@@tysontwenty it is only a one year difference. She peaked very late.
Elena just smoked Iga with a complete clinical, business like performance. Such powerful performance from her that Iga had absolutely no chance to fight back. Elena during one of her initial interviews reported that it wouldn’t be easy for her at Indian Wells as the surface is really slow and people won’t have difficulty returning her serve but there you are; she continued to be resilient and focused. So happy for her
wow you should take over as the commentator
@@jasperherr8694 Why your Ass is on fire
@@jasperherr8694 take it easy. Everybody losses sometimes so don't be mad.
@@Rockyboy2106 ?? i was complimenting him.. gosh people like you are so vulg@r for no reason
@JesusLovesMe But 😂😂
Number 1 WTA player almost got bageled in the 2nd set... Go Elena!
Because of Hawkeye being stupid and rules not knowing. Clearly Hawkeye is such a failure.
It was actually less close than the score makes it seem. Iga had absolutely no chance today
@@einarsd4 are you dumb or stupid iga was hitting everything clearly out
@@_youssef1989 don't feed the troll!
@@myerklamb8529 Because of stupid Hawkeye. Hawkeye was wrong in so many line calls. He incorrectly called Iga's shots which clearly went into singles area as out and incorrectly awarded points to Rybakina for it although according to official tennis rules it's in and point goes to Swiatek. It also incorrectly called Rybakina shots which clearly went into doubles area, doubles baseline and completely out of court as ins although according to the official tennis rules it's out and it incorrectly awarded points to Rybakina for it although according to official tennis rules those points belonged to Iga Swiatek. Hawkeye was a thief.
Rybakina defeat swiatik twice in a raw these year. Good job Elena Rybakina🎉❤😊
Rybakina is my favourite player now - and has been since that magic Wimbledon run. If you notice, she's even wearing green emerald ear-rings for St Patrick's Day - and as an Irishman, I appreciate that. She's also beautiful, but that's another story which must not take away from her grace on court. Many players could learn from her, and I don't just mean about playing tennis.
Impervious and magnificent display of controlled and superlatives tennis from Rybakina.
Wasn't Iga's day today, but she really needs to rethink or add more dimensions to her game. Her usual style is moving the opponent side to side, waiting for a short ball to put away or finding a sharp angle, because she hits with so much topspin. Rybakina just bullied her today and she had no other weapons or plan B to fall upon. This is where i miss Ash Barty, who could switch her game depending on the opponent.
Maybe she needs to grow longer legs so she can get to Elena's shots.
Ok Coach😂
@Pit Stop Well, it's a fair analysis. Do you have a better idea?
Ash Barty was a joy to watch. One of the very WTA players with an all court game and of course, the Federer like slice.
Most WTA players don't have a Plan B . They rely on bashing the ball.
Wow... she really slipped and fell into an Indian well
If Rybakina can beat Sabalenka now she is going to have limitless confidence for years.
Elena is so calm and elegant...she has no drama, no shouts no mourns 😂.....she is classy....I am so happy she won this
Great match. Elena seems to be Iga's kryptonite at the moment.
Sabalenka is RYBS kryptonite. Never lost to her 5 -0 after tomorrow
@@Berighteousone Rybakina won against her so it's 4-1
@@ernar8926 Keep pretending silly child
Good job, Elena
I am not sure if she can win the final against Sabalenka but she will definitely reign at Wimbledon for many years to come.
That was a destruction. Rybakina has her number. Too much power and composure.
Sabalenka has Ryb number. Beat her 4 times
@@Berighteousone yes I agree, let's see if Elena can back up this win
Bit early to say she has her number - they have played three times. Prior to this they split, so whoever won today was 2:1. Clearly her style matches well, given how Swiatek was dominating players before now. Swiatek doesn't (yet) have the Barty ability to alter tactics. Either way, great to see such depth in the WTA.
@@zweigackroyd7301 good thing she is only 21 so have all the time to learn that yet!
@@ExSit18 Both these players are improving fast, it's great for the game. I feel like especially Swiatek has shown an amazing ability to learn and apply new features to her game in matches.
Rybakina is genius, you rock girl
Yes Elena so happy you won, my fav female tennis player on tour right now since AO... humble and a phenomenal player
Elena too good for Iga! Of course, Iga saying she’s injured again 🤣
She was suffering from the Rib akina pain.
@@pinkcat8855that is funky😂
Congratulations, Elena ! A combination of power and grace.
iga time is over Sabalenka and Rybakina will rule tennis