Rybakina digs deep against Boisson to seal place in Wimbledon second round

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Rybakina[/a], who won Wimbledon in 2022, is looking to clinch her second Grand Slam crown this year after her triumph at the Australian Open in January.[/p][p]The 27-year-old is also in contention to take top spot in the WTA rankings from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a] depending on their results at the All England Club over the next fortnight.[/p][p][b]"It was a really difficult match, also not coming from too ‌many wins. I had to really ⁠fight,"[/b] said the reigning ‌Australian Open champion, who hit 13 unforced errors in ​the second set on Court One after 12 in the first and 10 more in ​the third.[/p][p][b]"I need to improve quite a lot, but I'm happy to get another opportunity."[/b][/p][embed guid="9f848271-df7c-4e3c-a989-500fa979b9fe" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2071990600686092563" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"My serve percentage ​wasn't the greatest so when she was getting ‌good first serves in, it wasn't easy to break her,"[/b] said Rybakina, who talked to her coaching team during the medical timeout.[/p][p][b]"They were just trying to tell me to keep on ⁠going, bring the ⁠energy, better footwork and ‌I'm glad I managed."[/b][/p][p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/boisson-l-KYHXSqUN/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/?mid=xxBU46AF"]her victory[/a], Rybakina will now face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcnally-caty/YDHquro6/"]Caty McNally[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruse-elena-gabriela/ra7IoKGO/"]Elena-Gabriela Ruse[/a] in the second round.[/p]