Why Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka’s head to head has a hidden final twist

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Aryna Sabalenka’s credentials as the best women’s tennis player in the world are unassailable. Monday will mark the beginning of her 82nd week as world No. 1, a milestone only 10 other players have reached since the WTA rankings were introduced in 1975. She has the big hardware that matters, with four Grand Slam trophies. She tends the daily responsibilities of the job, regularly beating the players who sit a tier beneath her, with workmanlike resolve. At 27, after all she