Talk:Elena Rybakina/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:34, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Shall review for the GAN October 2020 Backlog Drive. MWright96 (talk) 19:34, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:

Lead

 * "She has a career-high Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of No. 17 in the world." - world ranking of No. 17.
 * Added the abbr, but didn't switch the other thing because that's a common way to write it.
 * "having just broke into the top 200 for the first time a month earlier." - more formal; entered
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:15, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Her first consistent success on the WTA Tour came in the middle of 2019" - mid-2019
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:15, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink serve, backhand and forehand to the relevant articles for non-Tennis readers
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:15, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life and background

 * "Elena Rybakina was born on 17 June 17 1999 in Moscow." - the number in bold is not needed since it is a duplicate
 * Fixed. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:16, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, the sentence is uncited and will need to be verified by a reliable source
 * Added WTA profile Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:16, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "her father suggested she switch to tennis instead." - The WTA source says this was because he liked the sport so it's something to consider being added
 * Added "because of his interest in the sport" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:16, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Junior career

 * "She closed out her junior career at the first round-robin edition" - Rybakina ended her
 * Changed to "finished" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:18, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

2014–18: Maiden ITF titles, federation switch

 * "she reached three ITF finals in singles and two in doubles, winning both of the doubles finals in 2017." - what about her results in both the singles finals?
 * Clarified "only winning" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:24, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink upset to the relevant sports article, college tennis and match point for those unfamiliar with tennis jargon
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:24, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Rybakina won her first ITF singles title at a $15K event in Kazan, where she also won the doubles event." - repetition of "event"
 * Changed to "doubles title" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:24, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Her next big rankings jump came in April" - significant
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:24, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

2019: Maiden WTA title, top 50 debut

 * "During the event, she upset second seed Viktória Kužmová" - not mentioned by the WTA source attached to it
 * Added match history as a source. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:26, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Rybakina qualified for her second Grand Slam main draw of the year at the US Open, but again lost in the first round." - needs to be verified
 * Same as above. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:26, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

2020: Tour-best five finals, top 20 debut

 * "Before the COVID-19 pandemic led to the shutdown of the WTA Tour for over five months" - more than five
 * Changed. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:20, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink walkover for non-Sports readers
 * Linked. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:20, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "she defeated Zhang Shuai to win her second WTA title at the Hobart International.[27]." - duplicate period needs to be deleted#
 * Removed. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:20, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Rybakina won her first round match, defeating Sorana Cîrstea," - not mentioned in any cited source
 * Removed this part. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:20, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Playing style

 * Wikilink groundstroke, forehand, winners, backhand, stroke, aces and serve to the appropriate articles for non-Tennis readers
 * Linked all except for stroke. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:13, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "she has excelled at three-set matches," - the word in bold isn't needed
 * Kept because she is still early in her WTA career. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:13, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Coaches

 * "who she had already trained with at Spartak Tennis Club," - whom
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:08, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Chesnokov only coached in Moscow and did not travel to with her to tournaments." - the word in bold is not needed
 * Fixed. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:08, 17 October 2020 (UTC)