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Don't feel like a Wimbledon champion: Rybakina hits out at treatment
Updated On: 27 August, 2022 10:22 AM IST | New York | IANS
Elena Rybakina has criticised her treatment since winning Wimbledon and claimed she does not feel like a grand slam champion
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Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan questions during media day before the start of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Photo/AFP
Elena Rybakina has criticised her treatment since winning Wimbledon and claimed she does not feel like a grand slam champion. The 23-year-old defeated Tunisia`s Ons Jabeur to win her first slam title at the All England Club last month but the lack of ranking points -- a response by the WTA to Wimbledon`s ban on Russian and Belarusian players -- means she is still ranked outside the top 20, reports DPA.
At a press conference on Friday ahead of the US Open, Rybakina said, "Of course, everything was new for me after Wimbledon. Now, looking back for these few weeks, I played already tournaments, I would say it was a great achievement for me. I`m super proud of my team, of course. Experience-wise, I would say it was not the greatest. "I think this is the problem of the structure of the tour. Honestly, a bit weak leadership because we have so many things going on. It was my dream to win Wimbledon. It`s pity. I feel like actually I`m not the Wimbledon champion. "You can be number one and everything is great but, at the end of the day, you`re just forgetting where you`re coming from and how tough it is actually to get to where you are.
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