"Tennis is crazy. I don't know how I've done it": Vondrousova makes miraculous comeback after multiple wrist surgeries to claim Wimbledon title

Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova has stated that she has no idea how she went on to win Wimbledon 2023.

The 24-year-old defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the final of the third Grand Slam of the year with a score of 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in London.

The victory was Vondrousova’s first-ever major title in her professional career and while speaking about that after the match, she admitted that tennis is indeed a ‘crazy’ sport.

"After everything I have been through, I had a cast last time, it's amazing I can stand here and hold this,” she said. “Tennis is crazy. I don't know how I've done it. The comebacks are not easy you never know what to expect. I was hoping I could comeback to this level and now I am here."

The victory was a surprising one as Vondrousova entered the contest as an unseeded player in the women’s singles category.

Before this year, the Sokolov-born never played in the third round or beyond at Wimbledon whereas it was only her second appearance in quarterfinals stage or beyond in any Grand Slam event.

Vondrousova ended up winning five out of the seven matches in straight sets including the semifinal against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and the final against Jabeur.

She lost just two sets in the entire competition — against fellow Czech Republic player Marie Bouzkova in the round of 16 and against America’s Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinal.