Rybakina defeated the first racket of the world Shventek
Such success happened for the first time in the career of an athlete.
The match of the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open between the representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina and the first racket of the world, Pole Iga Shventek ended rather unexpectedly.
Shventek could not confirm the status of the favorite of the entire tournament, and lost to a native of Moscow, who plays for Kazakhstan, with a score of 4:6, 4:6.
This is the tenth success of Rybakina in fights against rivals from the top 10, and the first victory over the best tennis player in the world.
In the quarterfinals of the tournament, the athlete is waiting for the winner of the pair Corey Gauff - Alena Ostapenko as an opponent.