Not many people expected world No. 23 Elena Rybakina to make it to the Wimbledon final, but here we are. The Kazakh will now face world No. 2 Ons Jabeur, who has been on a surge nearly all season, with both players searching for their first Grand Slam titles. It’ll be a refreshing sight to see for tennis fans around the world, as it has been quite some time since world No. 1 Iga Swiatek didn’t win a big tournament.
Jabeur is one of the main casualties of Swiatek’s dominance. The Tunisian was unable to defeat Swiatek in the Rome final, depriving her of a trophy when she was playing better than 99% of the other women on tour. Now, Jabeur gets a shot at a major and doesn’t have to face the most dominant player in tennis. With that being the case, it might seem easy to make the obvious decision to back Jabeur in this match. But it just isn’t that simple when considering how these two have looked in London thus far.