Wimbledon 2022: Elena Rybakina crush Ons Jabeur to win maiden Grand Slam title

Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, on Saturday, July 9, won her maiden career Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old defeated Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the final 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court to emerge as the champions of Wimbledon 2022.

Jabeur qualified for the quarter-final at SW19 last year and was looking to become the first Arab woman to win any grand slam. She started the match on an impressive note, breaking Rybakina’s serve two times. But from the second set onwards, the star from Kazakhstan made a stupendous



comeback.

Coming into the match, Jabeur was the clear favourite, not only because she was the higher-seeded player, but also because of her recent form. Back in May, Jabeur failed to go beyond the first round, but she was simply brilliant throughout the tournament at SW19.

Earlier, she became the first Arab woman to play in a Grand Slam final. In the last two sets, she looked a tad out of sorts as Rybakina kept dominating. Rybakina couldn’t earn a single break in the first set but broke her opponent’s serve four times in the last two sets.