World No.2 and reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina has confirmed her place at the HSBC Championships this summer.<\/p>\n
The WTA 500 tournament \u2013 taking place from 6-14 June \u2013 will now feature four of the current top 10 players in the world, including Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova and Victoria Mboko.<\/p>\n
They form part of a star-studded line-up that also features British No.1 Emma Raducanu<\/a>, Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic, Madrid Open champion Marta Kostyuk and rising star Iva Jovic.<\/p>\n View full entry list<\/a><\/p>\n Rybakina has accepted a Top 30 replacement spot following the withdrawal of Linda Noskova.<\/p>\n The Kazakh star has had an incredible season so far, starting with her second career Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January. The 2025 WTA Finals champion has also won the WTA 500 title in Stuttgart this year and made the final in Indian Wells.<\/p>\n Rybakina\u2019s big serve and powerful groundstrokes have made her a formidable grass court player in recent years as well.<\/p>\n Most notably, the 26-year-old won the Wimbledon title back in 2022, where she defeated Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the final 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. She also reached the semi-finals at SW19 in 2024.<\/p>\n