Rybakina Secures Inaugural Australian Open Title, Thanks Kazakh Tennis President
Elena Rybakina secured her inaugural Australian Open title on Saturday night. During the trophy presentation, she expressed gratitude to her opponent, coaching staff, sponsors, and Tennis Australia.
Rybakina specifically acknowledged Bulat Utemuratov, the president of the Kazakhstan tennis federation. She had earlier interacted with him in the stand following her victory, which was sealed with a powerful 183km/h ace.
During her presentation speech, Rybakina stated:
"I want to say thank you to my sponsors and also the president of our tennis federation, Bulat Utemuratov. Thank you for always coming and supporting us. Today we had a few other matches with Kazakhstan players, and Iām really proud. And yeah, hopefully we can continue doing a great job."