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Kazakhstan’s President Bestows Honor Upon Elena Rybakina for Popularizing Tennis in Country After Historic WTA Finals Win

Elena Rybakina scripted history on Saturday (October 8). In the final of the WTA Finals, she denied Aryna Sabalenka her first title in the event, with a straight-set win, becoming not only the first Kazakh but the first Asian to win the title.

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