The moment standing in the same frame with Ronaldo helped this girl become more known.
A few days ago, a photo of Ronaldo and a beautiful girl was shared on social media, receiving tens of thousands of interactions on various platforms. The girl’s identity was quickly identified. It turned out to be female athlete Yara Alhogbani.
The 19-year-old is the pride of Saudi Arabian sports as the country’s first female professional tennis player. She is also the first Saudi Arabian to win a professional women’s tennis tournament.
Yara attracted attention with a photo taken with Ronaldo. She attended Al Nassr’s 8-0 victory over Abha earlier this week and took a photo with the Portuguese superstar.
Yara was born on November 16, 2004 in Ohio (USA) and then moved to 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 home country of Saudi Arabia to compete.
In 2022, at the age of 15, she made history by becoming the first Saudi female athlete to win a professional women’s tournament. In the final, she defeated Tamara Ermakova to win the J5 Isa Town tournament.
Yara is well-trained. She is said to have trained with clay court king Rafael Nadal.
At the Asian Games held last year, Yara participated in the women’s singles and mixed doubles. Despite her best efforts, she was eliminated from both events in the first match.
She is still very active in training and participating in tournaments to improve her ranking. She still hopes to have the opportunity to compete in a Grand Slam tournament.
Yara’s playful image on the training ground
In addition to competing, she regularly appears at talks. She hopes to inspire more girls in Saudi Arabia to pursue a tennis career.
