The challenge before both players was illustrated immediately. After Rybakina slammed down three aces in a row to secure her first hold, Azarenka landed the first break by deflecting returns off 114mph and 113mph serves to within centimetres of the baseline.
The tie-break was desperately tense, with Rybakina’s first serve deserting her as Azarenka sprayed unwanted unforced errors, but Rybakina held firm in the final exchanges, refusing to give up unforced errors as Azarenka sprayed a final forehand error wide. In the months after her Wimbledon title, Rybakina vented her frustration when her life did not change nearly as much as she expected. She received no respect with court assignments and her low seeding, still outside of the top 20 due to the lack of points on offer at Wimbledon, meant that she received far more difficult draws than a reigning grand slam champion would otherwise get. ]
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