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Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates hard-won title at Wimbledon

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates with the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy during the podium ceremony after winning the women's singles final tennis match against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur on the thirteenth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2022. AFP - DANIEL LEAL

Elena Rybakina beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship. It was the first women’s title match since 1962 at the All England Club between two players who were making their debuts in a major final.

Rybakina, who had never previously progressed beyond the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, said she had been "super nervous" before and during the match on a sun-baked Centre Court.

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