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Marketa Vondrousova won her first Wimbledon title by defeating Ons Jabeur in the final of the Women’s Singles Championships. She became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon with a 6–4, 6–4 victory over Jabeur, who was ultimately discouraged after losing her second consecutive final at the All England Club.
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Vondrousova posed with the trophy with a big smile on her face. Significantly, she was ranked 99th last season. And was also out due to injuries from April to October. The 24-year-old tennis Czech player has more than one reason to celebrate. It is to be noted that Vondrousova married Stefan Simek on July 16 last year. On this day, one year later, she will be at the championship with her husband.
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See photos from the wedding of Marketa Vondrousova with Stephen:
The sisterly bond is strong__#wimbledon pic.twitter.com/wLYvJ3flwe— wimbledon (@wimbledon) 15 July 2023
Center Court’s retractable roof was closed for the final, to protect everyone outside from gusts of up to 20 mph (30 kph), and this made Vondrousova’s smooth strokes repeatedly unplayable. Got permission to search the trail. She also liked that she didn’t have to worry about a breeze or the sun or anything else while playing – reminiscent of the days of practicing on indoor courts during the winter in Prague.
“I always play well indoors,” Vondrousova said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, maybe this will help me.'”
This afternoon, she fell behind in each set, but took the last four games of the first set, then the last three games of the second set, as Jabeur lost 0–3 in the major final.
The 28-year-old from Tunisia is the only Arab woman and the only North African woman to reach this far in singles at any Grand Slam tournament.
Vondrousova’s run to a Slam title was hard to imagine at the start of this fortnight.
She went 1–4 in previous encounters on grass at Wimbledon, reaching the second round only once, before going on a 7–0 run that included wins against five seeded opponents.
with AP input
