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Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career.

Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career. Rybakina is ranked No. 23. Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship.

Elena Rybakina came from a set down to defeat Ons Jabeur in the Wimbledon final and become the first Kazakh Grand Slam champion in history.

As in the second set, Rybakina faced the biggest challenge to her lead midway through the decider. Having passed that test, Rybakina motored to victory, breaking Jabeur again for 5-2 and then serving the match out at her first opportunity. Rybakina levelled the match with the minimum of fuss, slamming down four unreturned serves to close the set out. She upped her first serve percentage from 58% to 63%, but her movement was a crucial component of this passage of play. Throughout the second set, Rybakina impressed by repeatedly chasing down Jabeur's dropshots -- and then delivering the touch needed to hit finely angled winners off them. The World No.2 lost only four points on serve in total during the opener; and though Rybakina appeared to have settled midway through, she fell away with another sequence of cheap mistakes to lose the last eight points.

Ons Jabeur will aim to seal her maiden Grand Slam title this afternoon at Wimbledon as she faces the Kazakh ace, Elena Rybakina but her parents won't be in ...

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She needs to find a break in the next game. A dream start to the third set for Rybakina! I want to congratulate Ons for the great match and everything she has achieved. “She has an amazing game, and it’s a joy to play against her. She is an inspiration not just to the younger generation but to everybody.” "But I wouldn't be here without my team of course, so I want to say a big thanks to them. I don't have the words to say how happy I am," she said. I love this tournament so much and I feel really sad. *RYBAKINA 3-6, 6-2, 5-2 JABEUR “I was super nervous before and during the match, I’m glad it’s finished! Without my parents I wouldn't be here for sure. My sister is here and it is just the third time she comes on the tour to watch so I'm happy she is here.

The 27-year-old is the first woman of north African or Arab descent to reach a grand slam final – and determined more compatriots will soon follow.

She’s walked in the footsteps of all those women and paved the way for a lot of young girls to follow. To the millions of young Tunisian girls watching, the message Jabeur sends is resoundingly clear. I chose to be the person that I am. “I see myself like I’m on a mission,” she said. “She loves all the little kids. This year she won the Madrid Open, becoming the first Arab or north African woman to win a WTA 1000 event.