Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina wins Wimbledon 2025 opening round
07:38, 2 July 2025
Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, World No.11, knocked out Elina Avanesyan, ranking 49th in the world, in two sets in the ladies’ singles first-round match at Wimbledon 2025, Kazinform News Agency learnt from Sports.kz.
Their clash ended with a score of 6:2, 6:1.
In the second round, Elena Rybakina will play vs Maria Sakkari, World No. 77, who beat Russia’s Anna Blinkova 6:4, 6:4 in the opening round.
The tournament’s prize money has increased by seven percent to a record pot of 72.6 million US dollars. This year, the winners of the men’s and women’s singles titles will each receive 4.08 million US dollars and 2000 ranking points.