In the year of the Russian veto, the Muscovite conquers her first Grand Slam under the Kazakh flag
When Wimbledon decided a few months ago to ban Russians and Belarusians from playing, to avoid apologies from Vladimir Putin and his government, he could never have imagined that on July 9 a Muscovite would take the title of champion on center court. to cancel. Elena Rybakina, who competes under the banner of Kazakhstan despite her birth in Moscow, defeated Ons Jabeur (3-6, 6-2, 6-2) in the Wimbledon final in one of the sport’s greatest ironies in 2022.
The Kazakh, who decided to change her nationality four years ago when she received no help from Russia to continue her career, won the most important title of her life at the mercy of an aggressive game, based on serve and winning shots (the who collected the most in the tournament in both sections) and was boosted by a Jabeur that shrank from history.
The Tunisian aspired to be the first Arab and the first African to win a Grand Slam and when she came within a range she got nervous. He suffered a horrific entanglement, a fall from the perfect tennis of the first set, which he scored 6-3 after 17 mistakes by his rival, to the pointless drop shots of the third and the setbacks to the bone.
Considered the best hitter on the track and a diamond for attacking tennis at age 23, Rybakina only needed a sustained game and a winner/error balance to take the Tunisian down and win her first Grand Slam . He pretended to have won a title of a much lower category, because with Jabeurs’ last long ball he could barely smile. The joy was greater on her couch, where her sister couldn’t hold back her tears, than in herself.
This Wimbledon title is the third title in her career, by far the most important, and the one that places her as the first Kazakh in history to climb to these heights. The funny thing is that her 18-year-old self, that Rybakina who had not yet made the decision to change her nationality, should never have been allowed to participate in this tournament. At 23 years old and with a different flag behind her, she is the Wimbledon champion.
Source: La Verdad
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