“I was very nervous before and during the game. I’ve never felt anything like that, so thank you for the support, it was incredible. It was an honor for me,” said Elena Rybakina following her coup.
“She deserves it and I hope I can win next time,” said Ons Jabeur as a fair loser.
Jabeur, who was considered a slight favourite, set the first pinprick in the third game with the break to make it 2-1.
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“I like her body language. She’s fully there, fully involved in the match,” praised former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Patrik Kuehnen on “Sky”.
But Rybakina reacted. The Kazakh, ranked 23rd in the world, opened the second half with a break to make it 1-0 and then fought through her first service game.
“Jabeur’s energy level has gone down a bit. She no longer pulls the balls through, she pushes them in more,” said Michael Stich, who won the turf classic in 1992, on “Sky”.
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The result: Rybakina won the second set and now clearly had the momentum on her side. While the 23-year-old now “controlled the rallies, Jabeur exerts less pressure and shows less aggressiveness,” analyzed ex-champion Stich.
Rybakina also managed to take the first service game from Jabeur in the third set and take a 2-0 lead.
It was the preliminary decision.
In the seventh game, the world number 23 set. one more, made another break and then served the final home.
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