Rybakina feels isolated on the WTA tour: "No one has offered me any support".

Elena Rybakina appeared at the press conference after her victory in her opening match at the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai.

This was due to the suspension of her coach Stefano Vukov and a lack of support from the players, which she deplored.

She declares: "Nobody offered me any support. Honestly, I don't need it. There are a few players I'm more in touch with.

But to say that I have very, very close friends on the circuit, I don't think that's true, simply because we're competing against each other.

Everyone is surrounded by their team. I have some good friends, but the time spent with them depends on the time we have."

She also spoke about her YouTube channel, which she opened a few days ago: "It takes time to develop this kind of thing, time I don't have right now.

But in the future, I hope to have some."

She will face Paula Badosa in the quarter-finals of the Dubai tournament.