Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on Tuesday dismissed Russian claims that she was its “product” as she received a hero’s welcome in Kazakhstan, which she represented. 

Russian and Belarusian players were banned from Wimbledon after Russia sent troops to Ukraine, but Moscow-born Rybakina was able to play as she had switched her allegiance to Kazakhstan in 2018. Rybakina, 23, told journalists when asked to comment on the “product” tag.