{"id":1546778,"date":"2022-07-10T09:04:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T13:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1546778"},"modified":"2022-07-10T09:04:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T13:04:22","slug":"wimbledon-elena-rybakina-wins-first-grand-slam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wimbledon-elena-rybakina-wins-first-grand-slam\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon: Elena Rybakina Wins First Grand Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwimbledon-elena-rybakina-wins-first-grand-slam%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1546778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Elena Rybakina won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by defeating Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/tennis\/wimbledon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>women\u2019s Wimbledon final<\/u><\/a> amid controversy surrounding her nationality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Rybakina, 23, bested the world&#8217;s No. 2-ranked player using her big serve and powerful forehand to break <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wimbledon-2022-ons-jabeur-victory-tatjana-maria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Jabeur\u2019s 12-match winning streak<\/u><\/a> but was left exhausted by her challenging performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/AP22190524813078.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Kazakhstan&#039;s Elena Rybakina celebrates a point against Tunisia&#039;s Ons Jabeur in the women&#039;s singles final at Wimbledon in London Saturday, July 9, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Kazakhstan&#8217;s Elena Rybakina celebrates a point against Tunisia&#8217;s Ons Jabeur in the women&#8217;s singles final at Wimbledon in London Saturday, July 9, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u200b\u200b&#8221;Happy that it finished, to be honest,&#8221; she said after the match, &#8220;because really, I never felt something like this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ran today so much, so I don&#8217;t think I need to do fitness more, honestly.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wimbledon-2022-novak-djokovic-nick-kyrgios-final-defeating-cam-norrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WIMBLEDON 2022: NOVAK DJOKOVIC TO FACE NICK KYRGIOS IN FINAL AFTER DEFEATING BRITAIN\u2019S CAM NORRIE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rybakina\u2019s victory marked the first time a player from Kazakhstan has won a Grand Slam singles championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Born in Moscow, Rybakina changed her citizenship to Kazakhstan in 2018 because of better opportunities, but she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wimbledon-2022-nick-kyrgios-advances-semifinals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>faced several questions<\/u><\/a> throughout the tournament after Wimbledon organizers announced a ban on all Russian and Belarusian players because of the conflict in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/AP22190560785510.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Kazakhstan&#039;s Elena Rybakina hoists the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia&#039;s Ons Jabeur to win the women&#039;s singles final at Wimbledon in London Saturday, July 9, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Kazakhstan&#8217;s Elena Rybakina hoists the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia&#8217;s Ons Jabeur to win the women&#8217;s singles final at Wimbledon in London Saturday, July 9, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m playing already for Kazakhstan for a long time,&#8221; Rybakina said earlier this week, via ESPN. &#8220;I&#8217;m really happy representing Kazakhstan. They believed in me. There is no more question about how I feel. It&#8217;s just already long time my journey as a Kazak player. I played Olympics, Fed Cup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rybakina is believed to still live in Moscow<\/a> but she seemed to avoid answering questions about her residency when questioned by reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;m based on tour because I&#8217;m traveling every week,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I think most of the time I spend on tour. I practice in Slovakia between the tournaments. I had camps in Dubai. So I don&#8217;t live anywhere, to be honest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/AP22190543631382.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Kazakhstan&#039;s Elena Rybakina celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia&#039;s Ons Jabeur, left, to win the women&#039;s singles championship at Wimbledon in London Saturday, July 9, 2022.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Kazakhstan&#8217;s Elena Rybakina celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia&#8217;s Ons Jabeur, left, to win the women&#8217;s singles championship at Wimbledon in London Saturday, July 9, 2022.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon&#8217;s organizers received criticism from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/tennis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>ATP and WTA<\/u><\/a> over the ban and announced in May that no world ranking points would be earned at the tournament as a result.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Paulina Dedaj is a Digital Reporter for Fox News and Fox Business. Follow Paulina Dedaj on Twitter at @PaulinaDedaj. If you&#8217;ve got a tip, you can email Paulina at Paulina.Dedaj@fox.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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