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):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   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)

References

• Reference 44 is missing the publication date
  • Done, good catch! Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:07, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
• The standalone hyphens should be replaced by en dashes per MOS:DASH
  • Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:07, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address or query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 10:02, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review, MWright96! I addressed everything above, and went with most of the suggestions. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 11:43, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
  • @Sportsfan77777: Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 13:08, 17 October 2020 (UTC)