Marketa Vondrousova is a #Wimbledon finalist 👏 The 24-year-old defeats Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 to reach her second Grand Slam final
Vondrousova the second lowest ranked woman to ever reach a Wimbledon final
WTAThursday, 13 July 2023 at 22:30
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Vondrousova defeated Elina Svitolina to become the second lowest-ranked player
to reach the Wimbledon final, only surpassed by Serena Williams.
The Czech
player has been the surprise package in the Wimbledon final, defeating four
seeded players along the way. Vondrousova started her campaign with a victory
over Peyton Stearns and then went on to defeat 12th seed Veronika Kudermetova,
20th seed Donna Vekic, 32nd seed Marie Bouzkova, and 4th seed Jessica Pegula to
reach the semifinals.
Vondrousova
faced an unexpected semifinal matchup against Ukrainian Svitolina, who also
entered the tournament with a low ranking and eliminated several seeded players
on her path, including world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals.
Vondrousova, who turned 24 two weeks ago, came into Wimbledon ranked No. 42,
making her the lowest-ranked player to reach the final at SW19.
The only
other time a lower-ranked player reached the Wimbledon final in the women's
draw was Serena Williams in 2018. At that time, the American star was ranked
No. 181 after being away from the courts for over a year due to her pregnancy
with her first child.
The 23-time
Grand Slam champion had withdrawn from the French Open a few weeks prior to her
scheduled match against Maria Sharapova, so she had little competitive rhythm
that year. However, she managed to reach another Grand Slam final, although she
was defeated by Angelique Kerber.
"I was nervous the whole match," Vondrousova thrilled after reaching the final.
In
Vondrousova's match against Svitolina, the Czech player outperformed her
opponent. Despite a closely contested start in the first set, with the score
tied at 3-3, Vondrousova secured two breaks to claim the set. In the second
set, she quickly took a 4-0 lead that Svitolina couldn't overcome, resulting in
a 6-3, 6-3 victory for Vondrousova:
"I
cannot believe it. I am very happy that I made the final. Elina is such a
fighter and a great person. It was a tough match. I am very happy," she
said.
"I was
crazy nervous! I was nervous the whole match. I was leading 4-0 in the second
set and she fought back. Thanks to you guys for your amazing support. I didn't
play for six months last year and you never know if you can be that at that
level again," Vondrousova added.
In the
final, she will face the world No. 6, Ons Jabeur, who has reached her second
consecutive Wimbledon final and will be aiming to lift her first Grand Slam
trophy after losing in the finals of the 2022 Wimbledon and 2022 US Open. The
Czech player and the Tunisian player have a head-to-head record of 3-3,
although Jabeur won their only match on grass in the first round of the 2021
Eastbourne Open.
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