Rybakina: Ranking| Citizenship| Parents| Ranking wimbledon

Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (born 17 June 1999) is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is the reigning champion at Wimbledon.

Rybakina: Ranking| Citizenship| Parents| Ranking wimbledon

Ranking:

Rybakina, a 23-year-old ranked No. 23, became the second-lowest-ranked woman to win Wimbledon after Venus Williams, who was No. 31 when she won in 2007.

But Williams had already won three Wimbledon titles. Rybakina had never made it past the quarterfinals of a major before this run.

“I was super nervous before the match, during the match and, honestly, happy that it finished,” she said after receiving the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy from Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge.

Citizenship:

Kazakh

Rybakina didn’t expect to make it past the third round, and it showed in the first set controlled by Jabeur. The Tunisian, known for her array of talents and game plans, tried to get the powerful-serving Rybakina to move, particularly to the net.

Rybakina eventually found her footing, breaking Jabeur to start the second set, and carried that momentum through.

Parents:

Rybakina was born to her parents in Moscow, Russia. However, not much is known regarding her parents.

The athlete grew up with her elder sister Anna Rybakina who was her playing partner. Her family resides in Russia.

Ranking Wimbledon:

Wimbledon once feted another tall, blonde Russian newcomer when Maria Sharapova won the title by surprise in 2004 at age 17. But Rybakina’s arrival comes at an awkward moment for those with Russian connections. The tournament barred all Russian and Belarusian players (and journalists) this year because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The move came after pressure from the British government led by outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has had a much worse weekend than Jabeur has had. But the ban was also put in place to deprive Russia and its leadership of the chance to use any Russian success at the tournament for propaganda.