Elena Rybakina came from a set down to win her Wimbledon final against Ons Jabeur and claim her first grand slam title
A few months into the 2020 season, one of the most startling revelations was the rise of Elena Rybakina. After stealthily breezing up the rankings in the season before, she soon became impossible to ignore. Tournament after tournament, her wins piled up and as she demolished serves and bulldozed groundstrokes off both wings, she seemed destined to continue.Instead, the pandemic struck and upon the resumption of the tour Rybakina struggled to find her way.
Rybakina swiftly began to play on her terms, bullying Jabeur from on top of the baseline, and the Tunisian became far too tight herself. Jabeur struggled to hit through the ball and impose herself on the match, and the few times she did try to unleash her forehand she produced numerous errors. In the end, Jabeur relied too heavily on her finesse and was too predictable.
Deep inside though, she felt everything: “I was super nervous before the match, during the match and I’m honestly happy that it finished,” she said. “Because, really, I’ve never felt something like this.”There may be no ranking points on offer this year, Rybakina will fall to 23rd place even though under normal circumstances she would have risen to a new ranking of around sixth, but this is a priceless victory and she has made the step up.
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