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px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Elena Rybakina waves to the crowd                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Elena Rybakina easily came through her opening round match at Roland Garros against Veronika Erjavec on Philippe-Chatrier.<\/p>\n<p>The World No. 2 breezed to a 6-2, 6-2 victory against the Slovenian star and she will face Yuliia Starodubtseva next in her second round match.<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina is one of the favourites to win the tournament and a first-time victory at Roland Garros would see her halfway to winning all four majors in the same year, following her victory at the Australian Open earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The star also has a chance to oust Aryna Sabalenka as the World No. 1, but she must reach at least the semifinals to have a chance at attaining the top ranking.<\/p>\n<p>In her press conference after her victory against Erjavec, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\">Rybakina<\/a> outlined what she needs to change in her game to reach the summit of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/WTA-Tour\">WTA Tour<\/a> rankings.<\/p>\n<h2>More Roland Garros news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-sends-message-carlos-alcaraz-injury\">French Open: Novak Djokovic sends 13-word message to injured Carlos Alcaraz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/french-open\/jannik-sinner-given-favourable-roland-garros-schedule\">Jannik Sinner handed lucky break ahead of first match at Roland Garros<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo reach the number 1 spot in the rankings, you need to be very consistent; that\u2019s the most important thing,\u201d said Rybakina in her press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou always have to stay healthy on such a demanding schedule because there\u2019s no room for skipping tournaments. Otherwise, if you\u2019re not feeling well, you could lose early in the first rounds. I think consistency is the most important thing, and of course, being healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina is just 527 ranking points away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Sabalenka<\/a>, as the World No. 1 has lost 1290 points due to her final appearance at Roland Garros last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakhstani was beaten in the fourth round of Roland Garros last year, so she is only defending 170 ranking points at this year\u2019s Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>The star has been drawn in the same section of the Roland Garros draw as the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jasmine-paolini\">Jasmine Paolini<\/a>, Sorana Cirstea, Hailey Baptiste, and Eva Lys.<\/p>\n<p>She will absolutely be one of the favourites to at least get to the quarter-finals, where her most likely opponent looks set to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/mirra-andreeva\">Mirra Andreeva<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the World No. 1 on the line, that could be a very pivotal match for Rybakina indeed. Rybakina has never been past the quarter-final stage of Roland Garros before.<\/p>\n<p>She has reached the last eight on two occasions, in 2021 and 2024. She was beaten by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in 2021 and her tournament was ended by Paolini in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka, meanwhile, begins her Roland Garros campaign against J\u00e9ssica Bouzas Maneiro. She has been placed in the same section of the draw as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/naomi-osaka\">Naomi Osaka<\/a>, Iva Jovic, Emma Navarro, and Donna Vekic.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elena Rybakina explains the two things she must do if she wants to become world number one Liam McMillen 25 May 2026 7:00 PM Elena Rybakina waves to the crowd Elena Rybakina easily came through her opening round match at Roland Garros against Veronika Erjavec on Philippe-Chatrier. 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