ELENA IS SW19'S KAZ-A-GO HERO!

ELENA RYBAKINA made her way to the net with a little fist pump, a puff of the cheeks and barely a smile - looking more like someone who'd just beaten a pal on a public court than a first-time Grand Slam winner.

- TOM HOPKINSON

Yet the Russian-born 23-year-old, representing Kazakhstan, had seconds earlier secured the biggest win of her career after coming from behind to beat Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 - and trousered a £2million cheque for her efforts.

"Someone tell her she won this thing," quipped John McEnroe on the BBC, as Rybakina waved politely to the cheering Centre Court crowd.

It was as understated a celebration as you'll see in the moment of victory from a Wimbledon champion.

But, as she explained later, there will be plenty of smiles and probably a few tears, when her achievement finally sinks in.

"It's so unexpected, these two weeks, what happened," Rybakina said. "It was such a tough match mentally and physically, so in the end I was just super-happy that it finished.