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Rybakina makes history

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Elena Rybakina became the first player from Kazakhstan to win a tennis Grand Slam title, beating Tunisian Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Wimbledon Women's Singles final.

Rybakina, at 23 the youngest Wimbledon singles champion since 2011 was born in Moscow and her victory comes in a year where Russians wre banned from playing in the Championships due to the invasion of Ukraine.

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