Elena Rybakina: World No 4 starred in Stuttgart but has slipped under the radar

Elena Rybakina claimed her eighth career title as she beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2 in the Stuttgart Open; Iga Swiatek becomes the ninth woman in history of the WTA rankings to hold the No 1 spot for 100 weeks or longer; watch the Madrid Open live on Sky Sports next week

After claiming her third title of the season, Elena Rybakina has set her sights on winning the French Open next month, believing she can “win a Grand Slam on any surface”.

Earlier this year, Rybakina won the Brisbane International and the Abu Dhabi Open as well as reaching the final in Doha and Miami, but despite her continued success the 24-year-old has slipped under the radar.

The world No 4 stormed past Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday, collecting her eighth career title, and now has her sights set on the Madrid Open

I’m really happy with all the matches I played here throughout the week, especially in the final. [It] was very solid from me,” Rybakina said.

“I think just the consistency, of course, and how I’m managing to play all these tournaments until the end, because it’s really tough with the schedule which we have, with all the jet-lags and changes of the surface.

It’s been a lot of matches, and I’m happy that for now I’m managing to fight through all these tough matches and be able to be in the finals.