Over a tumultuous two days in New York in August, in the lead-up to last year’s U.S. Open, Stefano Vukov tried to convince Elena Rybakina to reunite with him one more time. Told by a member of ...

But these days, Elena Rybakina is not most players. The No. 6 seed carried a palpable sadness to her post-match press conference at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, clearly on edge in the ...