Sport
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Elena Rybakina on winning the 2026 US Open and becoming world No. 1. She presented him with the signed racket used in the championship match; the next question is how Kazakhstan can turn individual success into accessible junior tennis.
Sport
Kazakhstan lost to Spain in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals quarterfinals in Shenzhen. After the two singles matches, the tie stood at 1–1 and the semifinal place was decided in doubles. Captain Yuri Schukin has reviewed the campaign. We reconstruct the match and separate the confirmed result from longer-term judgments about the team.
Sport
On a tennis court there is no bench, no coach to advise you mid-match and no partner to share the blame with. In a team game defeat is divided; in tennis every ball is yours alone. Why the loser is not the one with the weaker shot but the one whose nerve goes first, and what the court teaches beyond sport.
