Not to diminish the other tennis Grand Slams, but Wimbledon has always had a little more heft. The challenging grass tournament is not only the oldest in the world, but it’s also considered the most prestigious, and it generally carries the most tension and suspense as a result.
So for a 23-year-old (!) like Elena Rybakina to come out on top in a tournament that greats like Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams made their hay in: It’s a huge deal.
On Saturday — by defeating Ons Jabeur (-154) in three sets in the women’s Wimbledon Final — Rybakina, who represents Kazakhstan, became the youngest singles player in more than a decade (since Petra Kvitová in 2011) to win the hallowed Grand Slam.
