9th July 2022
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur reacts as she plays against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during their women’s singles final tennis match on the thirteenth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2022. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
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9th July 2022
Russian-born Elena Rybakina powered back to win the Wimbledon title 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday, denying Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur a chance to make African tennis history.
World number two Jabeur was in charge at the start of the match but the 17th seed, representing Kazakhstan, regrouped and dropped just four more games on the way to sealing her first Grand Slam title.
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