Elena Rybakina comes into Wimbledon as a defending Grand Slam champion for the first time in her career but the world number three said on Sunday that she does not feel pressure despite a virus hampering her preparation ahead of her title defence.
The unassuming Rybakina was a surprise champion last year and though there were no ranking points on offer, she used it as a stepping stone to make deep runs in tournaments and win titles to climb up the rankings.
"Of course, it's different this year. I won't say that I feel so much pressure. Of course, people are talking," Rybakina told reporters. "Hopefully my level is going to stay that high and it's going to be a normal thing to come and defend." The 24-year-old said it took her a full week before she could get back to training for the grasscourt swing and was forced to"The preparation we did, I would say it was good, but still not the amount of hours and work we wanted to put in. But overall I think we did maximum what we could," she said.
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