World No. 2 Kazakh Yelena Rybakina of Tunisia denied she was the first Arab and African tennis player to win a major tennis title after beating her 3-6, 6-2, 6 in the English Wimbledon final on Saturday :2.
This is the first major title for Rybakina (23 years old, world number 23), who was born in Moscow and in 2018 decided to wear the colors of Kazakhstan rather than Russia, whose players were banned from the current draw due to the invasion of Ukraine.
Jaber was on a date with history in the third Grand Slam tournament (Grand Slam) and the showdown started off great, winning the first set 6-3, but was content with four games in the second and third groups as Rybakina extended her dominance by noting the previous best the result for the Grand Slam winner was the Roland Garros 2021 quarter-finals.
Kazakhstan was awarded the first major title in men’s and women’s tennis after a match between the two players in the first major final of their careers.
“I wish I could come back here, but not quarrel with Elena,” Jaber, 27, said with a smile. Thank you all for your support during this tournament. I wish you a blessed Eid on Eid al-Adha.”
As for Rybakina, she said: “I was nervous and glad that the match was over. I’ve never experienced this feeling before. Thanks to the viewers for the great support. I wouldn’t have been able to get here without the help of my team.”
