Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur loses Wimbledon final to Elena Rybakina

LONDON: Elena Rybakina has won the women’s title at Wimbledon by beating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Jabeur had become the first Arab and African woman to reach a Grand Slam final.

Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career. The switch has been a topic of conversation during Wimbledon, because The All England Club barred all players who represent Russia or Belarus from entering the tournament because of the war in Ukraine.