The 23-Year-Old Elena Rybakina Won Her Maiden Grand Slam Title at Wimbledon

Kazakhstan player Elena Rybakina has become the new women’s champion at Wimbledon. The just 23-year-old Elena defeated her higher-ranked 27-year-old Tunisian player Ons Jabeur by the set score of 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the final. Elena’s world ranking is 23. While the world ranking of Ons is 3.

This is her first Grand Slam title. Similarly, Ons Jabeur also reached the final of a Grand Slam for the first time. Ons is the first female player from Arab and African countries to reach the final of a Grand Slam.

Elena Rybakina is the second-youngest player to win the Wimbledon title

Eleana is the second-youngest player to win the world’s oldest Grand Slam tournament. Before her only Petra Kvitova became champion in 2011, winning Wimbledon at the age of 21. Similarly, Garbin Muguruza of Spain was the youngest player to reach the final of Wimbledon. Elena Rybakina is originally a Russian player.

Earlier, Wanted to make a career in gymnastics and ice hockey

Elena Rybakina wanted to pursue a career in gymnastics and ice hockey before she came into professional tennis. Because of her height, her father advised her to play tennis. Elena Rybakina’s height is six feet.

Elean’s journey to the title

• Rybakina defeated Coco Wendwei of America by a set score of 7-8, 7-5 in the first round.
• She beat Canada’s Bianca Andreescu by a set score of 6-4, 7-6 in the second round.
• Elana defeated Qinwen Zheng of China by a set score of 7-6, 7-5 in the third round.
• She defeated Croatian Petra Martic by a set score of 7-5, 6-3 in the fourth round.
• She defeated Australian Ajla Tomjanovic by a set score of 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.
• Elana Rybakina defeated 16th seed Simona Halep of Romania by a set score of 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals.
• She defeated Tunisian player Ons Jabeur 3-6, by set scores 6-2, 6-2 in the final.