: Wimbledon 2022: Elena Rybakina tunes out all the noise to clinch first Grand Slam title #IndiaNEWS Ahead of the Wimbledon 2022 women’s singles final, most of the focus on Elena Rybakina revolved

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Wimbledon 2022: Elena Rybakina tunes out all the noise to clinch first Grand Slam title #IndiaNEWS
Ahead of the Wimbledon 2022 women’s singles final, most of the focus on Elena Rybakina revolved more around her nationality and less around the quality player she is. The Moscow-born Rybakina had switched nationalities from Russia to Kazakhstan in 2018 to get more support for her budding tennis career, following in the footsteps of many Russian-born Kazakhstani players. But it was only four years later at Wimbledon, where the tournament banned Russian and Belarusian players for the former’s invasion of Ukraine, did many begin to question Rybakina’s true loyalties. Wimbledon itself warned the Royal Family that the Duchess of Cambridge would be in an awkward position of handing the title to a person of Russian origin.Along with talking about how she crafted her impressive semifinal win over 2019 champion Simona Halep, the 23-year-old had to fend off questions about her Russian roots. “I think I’m based on tour because I’m travelling every week. I practise in Slovakia between the tournaments. I had camps in Dubai. So I don’t live anywhere, to be honest,� Rybakina said when asked about her residence in Moscow.It would have been fair to assume that all the off-court noise surrounding her nationality would unsettle the Kazakhstani youngster. But against the crowd favourite – ‘Minister of...Read more

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