Many stars played in the 2022 Wimbledon Tennis Championships: Zheng Qinwen, Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep, and the world’s No. 2 female player, Ons Jabeur. No one expected Elena Rybakina to win.
In the last match of the championships, Rybakina played against Jabeur. Many people cheered for Jabeur, and few cheered for Rybakina. Jabeur is a symbol for the Middle East and Africa and made her way to the top of the rankings. Rybakina is a Russian playing for the sparsely populated country of Kazakhstan, although she has never lived there for an extended period. Jabeur is the world’s No.2 player. Rybakina is No. 23.
Rybakina was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, according to The New York Times. Until 2018, she was also based in Moscow, and she was a Russian player. If she was still a Russian player today, she would not have been able to participate in the championships as the Russian team is banned because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
When Rybakina pulled off a victory against Jabeur, people were hoping she would get emotional. Instead, she took a breath, walked over to the net, and shook hands with Jabeur, who was on the verge of tears. “I need to teach her how to celebrate,” said Jabeur in an interview with The New York Times.
In the last match of the championships, Rybakina played against Jabeur. Many people cheered for Jabeur, and few cheered for Rybakina. Jabeur is a symbol for the Middle East and Africa and made her way to the top of the rankings. Rybakina is a Russian playing for the sparsely populated country of Kazakhstan, although she has never lived there for an extended period. Jabeur is the world’s No.2 player. Rybakina is No. 23.
Rybakina was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, according to The New York Times. Until 2018, she was also based in Moscow, and she was a Russian player. If she was still a Russian player today, she would not have been able to participate in the championships as the Russian team is banned because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
When Rybakina pulled off a victory against Jabeur, people were hoping she would get emotional. Instead, she took a breath, walked over to the net, and shook hands with Jabeur, who was on the verge of tears. “I need to teach her how to celebrate,” said Jabeur in an interview with The New York Times.
