“I was super nervous before the match and during the match”Rybakina, 23, acknowledged, claiming to be so happy for her victory that, she said, “I had never felt anything like this.”
Rybakina was born and resides in Moscow, Russia, but has Kazakh nationality since 2018 due to a sports agreement between the federations of both countries, for the development of tennis in Kazakhstan. Russian athletes were banned from this edition of Wimbledon, in a controversial decision, due to that country’s war with Ukraine.
“I did not expect to be in the second week of a Grand Slam, at Wimbledon, and to be the winner is simply incredible,” she reiterated her own surprise, thanking, among others, the president of the Kazakh tennis federation for having believed in her.
Four years later, this allowed him to play the Wimbledon tournament after its organizers decided to ban the participation of Russian and Belarusian tennis players in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s troops.
The tall 1.84m blonde’s biggest progress so far in a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in 2021.
This was also the first final of a major tournament for Jabeur, who has claimed to want to be a pioneer for Arab and African players.
“I love this tournament so much and I feel sad, but this is tennis and there is only one winner,” said the 27-year-old finalist. “I hope I have inspired many generations in my country,” she added.
Source: Ambito
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