Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina speaks at a press conference after losing the women's singles final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 28, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina says she feels confident playing on all surfaces and enjoys adapting to the demands of the game.

The 23-year-old world number 10, who is most at home on hard surfaces, won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last year after beating Ons Jabeur in the final of the grasscourt major.

I feel pretty well on all surfaces, and for me, it's actually also fun to change the surface; that's the beauty of the sport, to adapt all the time.

Elena Rybakina, tennis player

"I feel pretty well on all surfaces, and for me, it's actually also fun to change the surface; that's the beauty of the sport, to adapt all the time," Rybakina told Eurosport.

With her run to last month's final at Melbourne Park, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka, she became the first Kazakh tennis player to enter the top 10 in the singles rankings.

ALSO READ: Sabalenka wins Australian Open women's singles title

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays a forehand return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Jan 26, 2023. (NG HAN GUAN / AP)

Rybakina said she was not successful on grass during her junior career but has improved over the years.

"I feel confident on the grass, which I actually never thought I'm going to be that good on," Rybakina said.

READ MORE: Rybakina plays it cool to reign supreme

"Because as a junior I played maybe one or two times and it was not successful so when I started to work with my coach I said I don't really like grass, I don't know how to play on it.

"But in the end, it's for now my best achievement. My first WTA trophy was on clay, so I think I can play on all surfaces."