wimbledon champion. she became the first player representing kazakhstan to win a grand slam title, beating tunisian third seed onsjabeur in a gripping final yesterday. but britons alfie hewett and gordon reid s run of ten consecutive grand slam wheelchair doubles titles came to an end. joe wilson was there. in this famous corner of london, it was kazakhstan versus tunisia, a brand new combination for a wimbledon final and a clash seemingly of styles. ons jabeur is a conjurer of shots. who, from there, could do this? well, only her. elena rybakina has power and stature but her touch initially was unreliable. jabeur took the first set 6 3. but even in a three set match, there s time to get better, to speed up. into the deciding set, rybakina retains her power but now she had the movement, the finesse. how could jabeur deal with that? well, she needed an answer early, she could not find one. third set, the victory seemed almost routine. of course, it was years in the making. ryb
minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. and moscow born elena rybakina, representing kazakhstan, wins the women s final at wimbledon. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the ongoing economic crisis in sri lanka has erupted today with thousands of people storming the residence of the president in the capital colombo and setting fire to the home of the prime minister. after months of protests, huge crowds, enraged by the authorities handling of sri lanka s worst crisis in decades, overwhelmed the security forces. the prime minister has agreed to resign and reports say the president will step down next week. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine. caroline hawley reports. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowd, all suffering the effects of living in a nation in economic collapse
he ll step down on the 13th ofjuly, after protestors storm his official residence and set the prime minister s home on fire. it s over the handling of the country s economic crisis. the body of japan s assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record breaking temperatures over the next week. sporting history at wimbledon. elena rybakina takes the women s singles title to become kazakhstan s first ever grand slam winner. i never felt something like this and ijust want to say a big thanks to the crowd for the support, it was unbelievable all these two weeks. cheering two more cabinet ministers have, this evening, joined the race to become the next leader of the conservative party and succeed borisjohnson as prime minister: transport secretary, grant shapps, and newly appointed chancellor, nadhim zahawi. theyjoin four
she had the movement, the finesse. how could jabeur deal with that? well, she needed an answer early, she could not find one. third set, the victory seemed almost routine. of course, it was years in the making. rybakina is from moscow, she has represented kazakhstan since 2018, but in the year russian players were barred from wimbledon, she is a champion that some in russia claim as theirs. rybakina cannot control perceptions, only her achievements, and she was outstanding throughout this fortnight. i want to say thank you to the royal box, i am playing here for the first time, it is an honour to play in front of you. thank you so much, it is just an unbelievable atmosphere, thank you. this victory for elena rybakina just reinforces how open, how fluid women s tennis seems at the moment. the last six women s
in russia claim as theirs. rybakina cannot control perceptions, only her achievements. and she was outstanding through this fortnight. i want to say thank you for the royal box. i mean, i am playing first time and it is an honour to be here to play in front of you. thank you so much and it isjust an unbelievable atmosphere. thank you. applause this victory for elena rybakina reallyjust reinforces how open, how fluid women s tennis seems at the moment. the last six women s champions here at wimbledon, all different names, all different nationalities. well, here is argentina and japan, fernandez and kunieda, finally defeating britain s hewett and reid, after their ten consecutive wheelchair doubles grand slam titles. worth the wait. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. chetan pathak followed the match for us from sw19. here, where wimbledon banned russian and belarusian players