A few days ago, a photo taken between Ronaldo and a beautiful girl was shared on social networks, receiving tens of thousands of interactions on platforms. Her identity was then quickly determined. It turned out that it was female athlete Yara Alhogbani.
The 19-year-old girl is the pride of Saudi Arabian sports as the country’s first professional female tennis player. She is also the first person from Saudi Arabia to win a professional tennis tournament for women.
Yara attracted attention with a photo taken with Ronaldo. She came to watch Al Nassr’s 8-0 victory over Abha earlier this week and took pictures with the Portuguese superstar.
Yara was born on November 16, 2004 in Ohio (USA), then she moved to live in Virginia. Here, she soon showed her passion for tennis. With the support of her family, she became a professional athlete at the age of 14. After that, she returned to her hometown of Saudi Arabia to compete
In 2022, at the age of 15, she created history by becoming the first female athlete from Saudi Arabia to win a professional women’s tournament. In the final, she overcame Tamara Ermakova to win the J5 Isa Town tournament
Yara is well-trained. She was given time to practice with clay court king Rafael Nadal
At the Asiad held last year, Yara participated in both women’s singles and mixed doubles. Despite her best efforts, she still stopped in these two events in the first match
She is still very active in training and participating in tournaments to improve her rankings. She still hopes to have the opportunity to compete at a Grand Slam tournament
Yara’s playful image on the training ground
Besides competing, she also regularly appears at seminars. She hopes to inspire more girls in Saudi Arabia to pursue a tennis career
Yara once appeared on the cover of the Saudi Arabia version of Vogue magazine
