Stepan Simek foundCat sitterJust in time to be able to travel to Wimbledon and she couldn’t help but cry as she witnessed the first Grand Slam title for a woman, Marketa Vondrousova. In the final between two players who were both looking to win the first title, the Czech tennis player better processed her emotions and beat Ons Jabeur in two. groupsbecoming the first unranked tennis player to win on the grounds of the All England Club.
“Tomorrow is our first wedding anniversary, so that’s the present,” Vondrousova revealed after raising her Venus dish. In addition to the trophy, the champion also received prize money of 2.7 million euros.
Jaber led hiring The first is 4-2 and the second is 3-2, but he was unable to win his serve to consolidate those advantages and ended up with service percentages (first valid services, points earned on first and second serves) less than 50%.
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Vondrousova was the most solid under the roof of the center court, especially in the decisive moments, and after 1 hour and 20 minutes, the match ended with parts 6-4, 6-4, to make history. From Wimbledon to her compatriots Martina Navratilova (nine-time champion), Jana Novotna and Petra Kvitova (twice). In the end, the first feeling was one of relief.
“When I was 40-0 I almost couldn’t breathe, it’s as if everything depended on us. I’m very happy that I kept my focus and calm. Sometimes it was very difficult; I’m very happy to keep fighting in the important moments,” the player stressed. The 24-year-old Czech left-hander, who was already in the Roland Garros final, in 2019, and in the Olympic tournament, last year, but the only winner whose trophy mattered was the WTA 250 in Biel, in 2017.
In the first three visits to Wimbledon (2017 to 2019), Vondrousova lost in the opening round — in 2020 there was no competition due to the pandemic — and won one meeting, in the 2021 edition. Last year, she visited London as a tourist, with her left wrist in a cast. while planning her wedding. After the number of other tournament appearances on the lawn, the Czech reached Wimbledon, winning only four matches – only Martina Hingis, in 1997, triumphed at Wimbledon with fewer victories on the lawn: three.
“When we got here, I thought I’d play without pressure, just try to win a couple of games and then this happened. It’s been a crazy ride, I still can’t believe it,” admitted Vondrousova, who is ranked 42nd in the world rankings and now says goodbye as Wimbledon champion with the worst ranking since the establishment of the WTA ranking, in 1975. This week, he will appear in the top 10 for the first time.The Sokolov-born tennis player is also the first married Wimbledon champion since Chris Evert-Lloyd in 1981.
For Jabeur, the disappointment of losing his third Grand Slam final and second consecutive Wimbledon tournament was painful. Marketa put on a perfect show. “I will learn from this and I will come back stronger,” said the 29-year-old Tunisian. “Honestly, I felt a lot of pressure, a lot of tension, but like in every final, every game I’ve played in, I’ve told myself it’s normal. I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong, I’ve done everything I can. But yeah, things with me take time. I hope it will happen like other players, who failed many times and triumphed later,” Jaber said, who was consoled by Kim Clijsters, winner of four Grand Slam titles, after losing four finals in the tournament. Majors.
The men’s final will take place on Sunday, between Carlos Alcaraz (1st) and Novak Djokovic (2nd), at 2pm.
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