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Elena Rybakina begins Wimbledon title defence with comeback win against Shelby Rogers

Elena Rybakina begins Wimbledon title defence with comeback win against Shelby Rogers

Defending champion Elena Rybakina has started her Wimbledon title defence well after overcoming American Shelby Rogers in the first round.

Defending Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina came from a set down on Centre Court to beat American Shelby Rogers 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round at Wimbledon 2023. Roger Federer, the eight-time Wimbledon men’s champion and one of her childhood idols, was also present in the royal box. The Kazakh looked to still be suffering from the illness that forced her out of the French Open last month when she was broken in the first game of the match. Rogers powered through the first set, but third seed Rybakina roared back in the second, showing the kind of strength and composure she used to claim her first Grand Slam title in London last year.

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The 30-year-old Rogers, ranked 49th in the world, was broken in the first game of the decider with a stinging forehand down the line by Rybakina, who successfully overturned the decision to call the ball out.

The 2022 champion never looked back, breaking again before closing out the match with a hold to love.

She will face either Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino or France’s Alize Cornet in the second round. 

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