That’s a wrap for the women’s singles at 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Elena Rybakina won her first Slam title, becoming the first player since Amelie Mauresmo in 2006 to come from a set down to triumph in the Wimbledon final. In Saturday’s final, Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur, 3-6 6-2 6-2. Read on for the final post on the blog from Wimby 2022!
Final recap 🏆
Considering it was their first Slam final and taking into account the nerves and anticipation that both players must have been feeling, I thought this was an excellent final. On the surface, Jabeur looked the edgier of the pair. They showed Ons hugging her team before the match and it felt really emotional! I was kind of surprised how well Jabeur played in the first set. Jabeur had been averaging 59% of first serves in play at this tournament. In the first set of the final, Jabeur landed 75% (!) of first serves in. That was the difference in the opening set as Jabeur lost just four points on serve and Rybakina had very few looks at second serves. Jabeur landed a lot of returns in play and her slice forced errors from Rybakina with a raft of them coming at the end of the set.
This match reminded me a little of Rybakina’s quarter-final match against Tomljanovic where she came up against an inspired opponent in the…
