Elena
Rybakina overcomes Alize Cornet to advance to the second round of 2023
Wimbledon.
The Kazakh
player continues her quest to defend the title she won in 2022 at the All
England Club. Rybakina arrived at the tournament with doubts due to physical
difficulties in the past month, having played only two grass court matches
before Wimbledon (record 1-1).
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She faced a
dangerous opponent in the form of French player Alize Cornet, who, despite not
being in good form (world No. 73), has had good results at Wimbledon. Last
year, she surprised by defeating world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the third round,
ending a streak of 37 consecutive victories, but was eliminated in the fourth
round by Australian player Ajla Tomljanovic.
Rybakina
started strongly, securing an early break in the second game and quickly taking
a 3-0 lead. With a nearly unbreakable serve against Cornet, she comfortably
took the set 6-2, losing only one point on her serve and earning another break
in the eighth game. The world No. 3 won 91% of points with her first serve and
100% with her second serve.
The second
set saw Cornet finding her rhythm, improving her returns and becoming more
effective on serve. With the score at 5-5, Cornet and Rybakina played an epic
25-minute game, featuring 12 deuces, until Cornet suffered a fall that forced
her to take a medical time-out and receive treatment on her knee, visibly
affecting her physically. Rybakina held her serve, and despite Cornet's resistance,
the set went to a tie-break, which Rybakina won decisively 7-6(2).
Rybakina's
victory sets up a meeting with local player Katie Boulter, who has reached the
third round of a Grand Slam for the second time in her career, both times at
Wimbledon. The 26-year-old British player defeated Viktoriya Tomova in the
second round 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, allowing her to achieve her career-best ranking so
far: world No. 71.
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