The new champion was born in Moscow and her parents still live there.
Rybakina's historic victory for Kazakhstan comes after the All England Club's decision to ban Russian players from the tournament amid the invasion of Ukraine. This was a first Grand Slam final for both players but Rybakina, who looked nervous in the opening set, found her rhythm in the latter stages to go on and become her country's first player to win a major singles trophy.
The Russian-born world No.23, who has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, put on a serving masterclass and used her big-hitting power to down her Tunisian opponent 3-6 6-2 6-2 ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON - Elena Rybakina is the newest name on the Venus Rosewater Dish after she came from a set down to beat world No.2 Ons Jabeur to win Wimbledon and her first Grand Slam title.
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