Leybakina wins Wimbledon, but Russia still wins?

She beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3-6 6-2 6-2 to win her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon last night.

Laiba Jinna won the title, writing a number of tennis history. She became the third Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title, following Li Na and Naomi Osaka.

According to the award order, we first introduced the runner-up Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 27, who was born and raised in Tunisia and now lives in Sousse, about 100 kilometers south of the capital, has been nicknamed "Jia Ling" by Chinese fans because of her physique and lookalike appearance. "I just try to inspire as much as I can -- I want to see more Arab and African players on tour, I love the game and I want to share the experience with them," Abdul-Jabbar said of his career.

At last year's Australian Open, Abdul-Jabbar described himself as "100% Tunisian" and admitted that he had turned down the opportunity to train in the United States in order to train mainly at home. In 2019, Abdul-Jabbar won the Arab Woman of the Year award in sports.

To date, abdul-jabbar has won three singles titles at tour level and above, including his first in 2021 when he beat kasatkina in the WTA250 Birmingham final. This year, abdul-jabbar reached the finals of the WTA1000 Madrid and WTA1000 Rome back-to-back, beating pegula in Madrid and losing to swatek in Rome. Coming into the grass season, kareem abdul-jabbar claimed his third career singles title with a victory over bencic at the Berlin WTA500.

Abdul-jabbar married Karim Kamoun, a Tunisian former fencer, in November 2015. Since 2017, Kamon has served as Abdul-Jabbar's fitness coach, traveling with her on tournaments around the world. Abdul-jabbar often posts sweet photos of himself with his husband on his personal social media and "feeds a lot of dog food" to single players on tour.

Leybakina wins Wimbledon, but Russia still wins?

Abdul-jabbar made three Olympic appearances for Tunisia in singles in 2012, 2016 and 2021, but lost in the first round. Still, Abdul-Jabbar said the Olympics were the most important competition for her because she would "always represent my country."

In addition to tennis, Abdul-Jabbar is also a football fan. She is a fan of Tunisia's Shahir Stars and Spain's Real Madrid. During last night's final, Kareem abdul-Jabbar impromptu showed off his head tennis skills.

Every time Abdul-Jabbar improves, he may be writing the history of the Arab nation and African tennis. Similarly, 23-year-old Lebakina was a player who made personal and national history, winning her first Grand Slam final and her country's first grand Slam title.

The head of kazakhstan's Tennis Association was on hand to cheer Lebakina on her 6-3 victory over 2019 Wimbledon singles champion Halep of Romania in the semifinals on July 7. After the match, Kazakh President Mikhail Tokayev congratulated Lebakina on social media, "Congratulations to Lebakina on her great success in the most prestigious tennis tournament, Wimbledon. She's in the final!"

Unlike Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was born and raised in Tunisia, Lebakina underwent a major nationality change. Born on June 17, 1999 in Moscow, She lived in Russia with her parents until the age of 18 and competed for her country.

In 2018, Lebakina changed her nationality to Kazakhstan in order to gain more funding and started competing for her country. After reaching the Wimbledon final, Lebakina was asked by a reporter if she felt Russian. "What does it mean to you? I mean, I'm playing tennis and I'm enjoying my time here and I feel sorry for the guys who can't be here, but I just love playing on the biggest stage and enjoying my time and trying to do my best. I have played for Kazakhstan for a long time and I am very happy to represent kazakhstan."

Meanwhile, Khasagina also admitted that she was born in Russia. "Yes, I was born in Russia, but NOW I represent Kazakhstan. I don't know why we have to talk about this. For example, when I played Halep today, the president of our federation came to support me, which was really a big thing. It's been an incredible show of support and I appreciate it."

Lebakina gained more financial support by changing the country she represented, which paid dividends for both sides as she became the first Kazakh player to win a Grand Slam title.

Lebakina's run to the Wimbledon final was also reported by the Russian television network Russia Today, with the headline "Russian-born star makes it to Wimbledon final" on its website. The Washington Post commented on July 8 that the suspension of Russian players at Wimbledon, where Russian-born Lebakina reached the final, "reaffirms what many in sports have always said: the futility of punishing athletes for government actions."

After Lebakina's victory, Shamil Tarpishchev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), called her Wimbledon victory a victory for Russia. "Well done, Lebakina! We won the Wimbledon tournament." Tapishev told Russian media.

In fact, not only does Lebakina have strong Russian roots, but Abdul-Jabbar also has strong ties to Russia. Her husband is half Russian and half Tunisian, and looks more Russian.

Some netizens commented that Wimbledon banned Russian players, but finally "banned loneliness".