Kazakh rebounds after dropping first set to deny Ons Jabeur a chance to make history for Africa
LONDON: Russian-born Elena Rybakina powered back to win the Wimbledon women’s singles title 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday, denying Ons Jabeur of Tunisia a chance to make African tennis history.
World number two Jabeur, bidding to become the first African woman and first Arab to win a Grand Slam singles title, settled quickly to take the opening set in blazing sunshine.
But the 23-year-old Rybakina…