Sohu Sports News On the evening of July 9th, Beijing time, the 2022 Tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon continued. In the women’s singles final, the 23-year-old Kazakh player Rybakina continued to perform bravely and lost a set to 3- 6/6-2/6-2 reversed and defeated the No. 3 seed and Tunisian star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Rybakina won the Grand Slam women’s singles championship for the first time, creating the history of tennis in Kazakhstan. It is also the third Grand Slam women’s singles championship for Asian players after Li Na and Naomi Osaka.
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The two have played against each other 3 times before, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a slight advantage with 2 wins and 1 loss. In 2019, the two won their first match against Laiba Jinna in Wuwang. Then Abdul-Jabbar defeated his opponent twice in 2021. In this final, both of them will hit their first Grand Slam title, and it is also the first time in the history of Wimbledon that the women’s singles final will be contested by two players who have entered the final for the first time. Abdul-Jabbar’s victory will become the first Arab and African Grand Slam women’s singles champion since the Open era. If she wins, Rybakina will be Kazakhstan’s first Grand Slam champion and the youngest Wimbledon women’s singles champion since Kvitova in 2011.
The first set: Lebakina’s serve failed, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won two breaks
In the first set, both of them dropped two points in the first two serving games but did not send a break point. In the third game, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar began to impact the opponent’s serving game. After Lebakina went out of bounds, a hang appeared on the forehand. The net made a mistake and encountered a break point. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar brought the game into a long set after receiving high-quality serve. Lebakina pulled a backhand and pulled out of bounds to break serve. Kareem maintained a 3-1 lead.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continued to attack in the fifth game, while Lebakina struggled to save two break points with serve. The next game entered the rhythm of their respective serve protection. Abdul-Jabbar came to a 5-3 lead. Lebakina ushered in the first set of serve that must be guaranteed. It is also an inventory. Lebakina then made another forehand error. Abdul-Jabbar broke serve twice and won the first set 6-3.
The second set: Lebakina counterattacked strongly, with a total score of 1-1
In the second set, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took the lead to serve and was attacked by the opponent. After the score was tied 30-30, Lebakina played the forehand winning point to get the break point. Barr once scored a small ball to get a break point, and Lebakina has since then completed a 2-0 lead with consecutive high-quality serve. In the third game, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s serving game was hit again. After a 40-40 tie, the opponent made a mistake. Lebakina came to the net and scored a diagonal score to get the break point. Abdul-Jabbar then saved the break point and secured the serve.
In the fourth game, Abdul-Jabbar launched a counterattack. In this game, three break points were wasted and experienced 5 deuces. Lebakina completed the guarantee 3-1 to determine the advantage. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who failed to break serve, was affected. In the fifth game, he made two consecutive forehand errors and was broken again, and Lebakina continued to maintain a 5-1 lead. Lebakina then withstood the opponent’s counterattack and secured a 6-2 win in the second set, bringing the total score to a 1-1 tie.
Decisive set: Lebakina continues to win the cup
Lebakina continued the good state of the previous set. In the first game, she attacked Jabbar’s serve again. After forcing a break point opportunity, she made a wonderful volley with a rare small ball in front of the net to complete the break. In the second game, Lebakina topped the serve. The opponent counterattacked, and the score came to a 2-0 lead after finishing the serve. Lebakina took a 3-2 lead under their respective guarantees. In the sixth game, Abdul-Jabbar counterattacked. Lebakina sent the ball to the back and cut the ball in front of the net. Abdul-Jabbar scored a 40-0 consecutive break point. The teenager then showed a strong ability to withstand pressure, and even saved the break point to maintain a 4-2 lead. Lebakina became more and more courageous. After getting the break point again in the seventh game, she continuously mobilized the score to complete the break, and then served to win the championship game.
Technical stats: Lebakina breaks serve more efficiently
In the end, the 23-year-old Lebakina defeated Abdul-Jabbar 2-1 and won the Grand Slam women’s singles championship for the first time in her career. The whole game took 1 hour and 46 minutes. During the game, Lebakina completed 4 ACES balls and 3 double faults, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made 4 ACES balls and 1 double fault. rate 63%. In the winning point, Lebakina led 29-17, and the unforced error was 33-21 higher than her opponent. In the break point, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar only cashed 2 of 11 break points, while Lebakina broke 6 break points and 4 times. (breathing wind)Return to Sohu, see more
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