Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová became the first women’s singles finalist at the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon.
TASR 13.07.2023 16:02, updated: 18:56
Photo: TASR/AP, Kin Cheung
Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová parries a shot from Jelina Svitolina of Ukraine during the 2023 Wimbledon semifinals.
In the semi-finals, she defeated the Ukrainian Jelina Svitolina 6:3, 6:3. On Saturday, she will fight for her first Grand Slam title against the winner of the duel between Belarus’s Arina Sobolenko and Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur.
On Saturday, she will play her second Grand Slam final at the Wimbledon center. In 2019, she lost in the match for the valuable trophy at Roland Garros to the Australian Ashleigh Barty.
Svitolina, starting with a free card on All England grass, equaled her best from 2019, when she was also in the semifinals at the US Open.
After advancing to the Wimbledon final, Vondroušová found it difficult to find words. “I can’t believe it, I’m very happy. Jelina is a great fighter and it was difficult for me to finish the match successfully.
I was insanely nervous, I lost my serve twice. I want to thank the viewers for their support. I’m glad that after a series of injuries I managed to get back in great shape, I went step by step.
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Now I will rest a bit before the final. I have a few friends here with whom I want to spend time,” said Češka in a post-match interview.
women – singles – semi-finals:
Markéta Vondroušová (Czech Republic) – Jelina Svitolinová (Ukraine) 6:3, 6:3
Jabeurova’s turn
On Saturday, the Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeurová will be the opponent of the Czech Markéta Vondroušová in the singles final at the Grand Slam Wimbledon.
In the semifinals in the tournament’s top six position, she defeated the second-seeded Arina Sobolenko of Belarus 6:7 (5), 6:4, 6:3. Poland’s Iga Swiateková will thus remain world number one even after the end of Wimbledon.
In the event of a semi-final triumph, Sobolenko would sit on the women’s tennis throne for the first time on Monday. Jabeurová advanced to her third Grand Slam final, coming up short in the previous two.
Last year at Wimbledon, she lost to Kazakhstan’s Jelena Rybakin in the title match, and at the US Open, she was not enough in the decisive match against Swiatek.
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Jabeurová had three break points in the first set of the match against Sobolenko. However, she did not use either of them, so the decision was made in a tiebreak. In it, the Tunisian was leading 4:2, but Sobolenko then turned it around to 6:4 and converted the second set point.
In the second act, Belarus led 4:2, but Jabeurová did not lay down her arms, won four games in a row and forced a third set. The African was on the horse, thanks to a break in the sixth game, she jumped Sobolenko to 5:2 and already brought the match to a successful end. In the ninth game, she converted the fifth match point.
“It was an extremely difficult match. It was difficult to return Arina’s serve, I thank the spectators for supporting me even in an unfavorable situation. I am working with my mental coach to handle even the critical moments. I am glad that I stayed in the match and found strength.
I was able to transform negative energy into positive. I hope to win the whole tournament. I’ve already lost to Markéta twice this year, now it’s time for revenge,” said Jabeurová in the post-match interview.
women – singles – semi-finals:
Ons Jabeurová (Tun.-6) – Arina Sobolenková (Biel.-2) 6:7 (5), 6:4, 6:3
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