Tennis-Rybakina's coach gets tattoo to honour her Wimbledon win


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2022 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates with coach Stefano Vukov after winning the women's singles final against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

(Reuters) - Elena Rybakina has sometimes been exasperated by her coach's intensity but the Wimbledon champion has indelible proof that Stefano Vukov is a man of his word.

Vukov has tattooed Rybakina's name and the date of this year's Wimbledon final on his right arm -- keeping up with the bet they made two years ago.

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