Russia celebrates the women’s Wimbledon victory – although officially no Russian woman has won…
Because of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russians and Belarusians were banned from the tournament. A native of Russia still cheered on Center Court. The “Kazakh” Elena Rybakina (23) was born in Moscow and continues to live there.
In 2018, she quickly changed her citizenship because Kazakhstan had better funding. After the final victory (3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2) against the second in the world rankings and Tatjana Maria conqueror Ons Jabeur (27/Tunisia), she is far from distancing herself from her home country.
When asked if she condemned the war, she answered: “My English isn’t the best. I do not understand.”
The Russians celebrate their “Kazakh”. Tennis association boss Shamil Tarpischev (74): “Very nice! Well done Rybakina! We won Wimbledon.”
