In the final, she defeated tournament number six Ons Jabeur from Tunisia 6:4, 6:4. After Jane Novotná and Petra Kvitová, Vondroušová is the third Czech Wimbledon singles champion in history.
She is also the first unseeded player in the Open era to win a trophy on the grass of the All England Club. Vondroušová succeeded in her second Grand Slam final, losing to Australian Ashleigh Barty at Roland Garros in 2019.
For her victory on Saturday, Markéta Vondroušová will receive a staggering £2.35 million pre-tax bonus and also claim 2,000 points in the WTA World Ranking. As a result, he moves up to number ten in Monday’s edition of the rankings.
Unfortunately for Jabeurová, the Grand Slam title did not materialize even on her third attempt. In last year’s Wimbledon final, she lost to Kazakhstan’s Jelena Rybakin, and at the US Open she was defeated in the deciding match against Poland’s world number one Iga Swiatek.
Jebeurová led 2:0 and 4:2 at the beginning of the final match, but Vondroušová was always able to take back lost serves and equalize. In the ninth game, she broke the Tunisian again, and with her own serve, she then brought the first set to a successful end. Both finalists played variably, often changing the rhythm of the game and using stop balls.
At the beginning of the second act, Jabeurová led 3:1, but then she started making unforced errors, which was grist for Vondroušová’s mill. The Czech equalized at 3:3, at 4:4 she again took the Tunisian’s serve and did not let go of the chance to achieve the success of her life. In the tenth game, she converted the second match point in the order, defeating Jabeurova for the third time this year.
2023-07-15 15:03:00
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