Elena Rybakina managed to bring herself to the start of the Olympics in excellent shape. Recall that the representative of Kazakhstan showed herself well at Roland Garros (quarterfinals) and Wimbledon (1/8 finals) before the start in Tokyo. In Tokyo, before the semifinals, Elena walked quite confidently in the tournament grid, without giving up a single set to her rivals. Victories were recorded over Stosur, Peterson, Vekich and Mugurusa. The victory over the Spaniard with a score of 7-5, 6-1 clearly demonstrated that at the moment Rybakina is capable of swinging for an Olympic medal. In the semifinals against Belinda Bencic, the 20th racket of the world was the favorite of the confrontation among the bookmakers. Elena successfully started the match, led the first game with a score of 5-2, had five set points, but did not realize her advantage and gave a set in a tie-break. In the future the tennis players exchanged the games they won, but the final victory went to the Swiss tennis player (7-6, 4-6, 6-3).
O’Connell began his journey in Atlanta with qualifications. There he managed to beat the Japanese Watanuki (7-5, 6-4) and did not finish the fight with Sebastian Ofner. With the score 2-4, the Austrian refused to continue the fight. In the main draw the Australian had more dangerous opponents. Despite this, he first dealt with Denis Kudla (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) and then defeated Yannick Sinner (7-6, 6-4). In total, this year he played 14 matches on hard, in which he won nine victories. More tennis betting tips can be obtained from the link provided.
