Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina became the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam title on Saturday as she fought back to beat Ons Jabeur in her Wimbledon final on ...

Maybe later when I'm alone in the room, I'm going to cry non-stop. "I didn't know what to do, it was shocking. Rybakina, who switched allegiances to Kazakhstan in 2018, is renowned for not celebrating victories and simply raised her right arm in the air when she won. "When I was giving the speech I was thinking, I'm going to cry right now, but somehow I held it. And sure enough, fans on social media also praised the newest star of the women's game. The Moscow-born star started the tournament seeded 17th, but produced the form of her life at SW19, beating Simona Halep in her semi-final before conquering Jabeur.

The 23-year-old Rybakina won her first major title at Wimbledon on Saturday.

“I think she’s one of the best from the young generation,” Jabeur said. And Ons, she was using the serve very well,” Rybakina said in her post-match news conference. “I didn't really think yet about the U.S. Open and the next tournaments,” Rybakina said. “I knew I have this big weapon, serve, but it didn’t work out for the whole first set. It was her first singles match since stopping in the first round last year because of injury. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who is 40 and owns seven titles at the All England Club, lost in the first round.

Elena Rybakina secured her first Grand Slam title by beating Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon women's singles final, but her nationality was.

It is sort of strange because of this whole ordeal of not allowing the Russians to play.” “I just think it’s weird because of this whole thing. The new Wimbledon champion is youngest player to win the women’s singles since 2011, and is the first to win a final after losing the first set since 2006.

A comeback victory on Saturday landed her first Grand Slam title at the first attempt in a final.

“It is a special feeling to be on the Centre Court of Wimbledon in the players’ box and to be able to actively support and cheer... I appreciate Mr. Bulat Utemuratov,” Rybakina told reporters on Saturday. “He came to watch and support me from the semis. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “There was a period in Elena’s tennis career at the age of 18 when she considered stopping. “It’s just unbelievable. “But it was not a surprise.

The statement comes when the form of former skipper Virat Kohli across all formats has been a concern over a year and a half or so.

“I think she’s one of the best from the young generation,” Jabeur said. And Ons, she was using the serve very well,” Rybakina said in her post-match news conference. “I didn't really think yet about the U.S. Open and the next tournaments,” Rybakina said. “I knew I have this big weapon, serve, but it didn’t work out for the whole first set. “I think she’s one of the best from the young generation,” Jabeur said. And Ons, she was using the serve very well,” Rybakina said in her post-match news conference. It was her first singles match since stopping in the first round last year because of injury. “I didn't really think yet about the US Open and the next tournaments,” Rybakina said. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who is 40 and owns seven titles at the All England Club, lost in the first round. “I knew I have this big weapon, serve, but it didn’t work out for the whole first set. It was her first singles match since stopping in the first round last year because of injury. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who is 40 and owns seven titles at the All England Club, lost in the first round.

Elena Rybakina beat Tunisia's 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 ...

The most important thing is that I feel good about myself." "I don't know what's going to happen. "I represent them on the biggest tournaments, Olympics, which was dream come true. "To be a winner is just amazing. The Tunisian broke in the third game of the match when the Kazakh went long with a backhand. "I did not expect to be in the second week of a Grand Slam at Wimbledon," she said.

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan celebrates with the trophy after victory against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during. Julian Finney/Getty Images. A new Wimbledon champion ...

Then in her press conference after the match, she was asked for her opinion on Russia’s invasion on Ukraine and if she condemned the war. She begged off saying she didn’t understand the question due to her limited English, adding: “For my part I can only say I am representing Kazakhstan. I didn’t choose where I was born. “I think most of the time, I spend on tour. She basically didn’t outwardly react after Jabuer’s forehand sailed wide on the final point and cracked only a few smiles on the court post-match, explaining later that the win was “shocking” and she was trying to stay calm. Rybakina was born in Moscow and trained under the Russian Tennis Federation until 2018 when they cut her loose. Ahead of Wimbledon this year, tournament officials decided to ban any players from Russia and Belarus from competing in the tournament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The All England Club, with all its stuffy pomp and patriotic circumstance couldn’t very well have the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton handing over the trophy to a Russian, could they?

Wimbledon were the target of some trolling from the Russian Tennis Federation on Saturday, as they declared they won the tournament.

I saw the flags. “I don’t know what’s going to happen. Wimbledon were the target of some trolling from the Russian Tennis Federation on Saturday, as they declared they won the tournament.

Elena Rybakina was too shocked to celebrate after defeating Ons Jabeur to give her adopted country of Kazakhstan a first grand slam title at Wimbledon.

Jabeur has embraced her position as a role model for a whole region, and she said: “It’s really amazing to see a lot of fans, not just from Tunisia but from the Arab world. “I didn’t know what to do,” said Rybakina. “It was shocking. The president of the Kazakh tennis federation cheered her on enthusiastically from the stands, and Rybakina said: “He came to watch and support me from the semis. I don’t know what’s going to happen. It was amazing to get the trophy from her.” He was always on the phone through the weeks, through the matches, supporting me.

Elena Rybakina says she will feel less pressure at Grand Slams in the future and having won Wimbledon, her coach says she can be world No 1.

“She would have been seven in the world, with nothing to defend… “I think she would have been number two on the (calendar-year) Race as of today,” Vukov said. “Her game is built for grass, I think, but she’s very versatile because first WTA we won together was on clay. “I mean, that was the person I was aiming to study more a little bit this year. “I think for sure, if I’m going to be able to go far in the other Grand Slams, I know already the road,” she said. According to her coach, Stefano Vukov, she can go right to the very top.