Wimbledon: Elena Rybakina says she 'did not know' how to celebrate victory
Moscow-born Rybakina has represented Kazakhstan since 2018 when she first focused on turning professional.
The president of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation was in her support box on Saturday and the country's president also congratulated her on social media. Her father encouraged her to play tennis but the turning point came when she left school. Worried about the financial implications of turning pro, her father wanted her to go to college and she had numerous offers from universities in America.
That led to her becoming the first female Kazakh singles player to reach the top 20 before the tour shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. "I think that I'm going to enjoy for sure maybe tomorrow, maybe when everything is going to be calm," she said.
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