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After her triumph in SW19, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina tells ITFWorld she's getting used to the attention but there are more things she wants to achieve. Among them is leading Kazakhstan in their first appearance in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in November. 10 Summer 2022 ITF World ELENA RYBAKINA up MOVING ON It may not have played out exactly as she envisaged but regardless of the whys and wherefores, 2022 has been quite the year for Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina – staggering, in fact – and one she is unlikely to forget. The 23-year-old stunned the world in July by conquering all before her to top the women's podium at The Championships, Wimbledon and gain the indelible and much-coveted tag of a Grand Slam champion. The world No. 25 has since spoken of her disappointment at missing out on a sizeable haul of ranking points after they were removed from Wimbledon following the decision of tournament organisers to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing there. That frustration aside, Rybakina remains the envy of many and has achieved something which the majority can only dream of, while wherever her career takes her, she will be forever referenced as a Grand Slam winner. That will certainly be the case at November's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow where Rybakina is set to take centre stage as she spearheads Kazakhstan's quest for team glory on the international stage.