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Vondrousova swamps Jabeur in Wimbledon final

Marketa Vondrousova completely overwhelmed Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Wimbledon title, the first unseeded woman to lift the trophy.

The No. 42 is the third Czech to claim the honour at the All England Club after Jana Novotna in 1998 and Petra Kvitova (2011 and 2014).

The loss in just 80 minutes was the third in a Grand Slam for sixth seed Jabeur, who was also defeated here a year ago in the final by Elena Rybakina and lost the US Open trophy match to Iga Swiatek two months later.

Vondrousova was the first unseeded finalist here in the post-1968 Open era and the first overall since Billie Jean King in 1963.

The unexpected winner was marvelling at the enormity of her accomplishment..

“I don’t know what is happening,” the winner said. “It’s such an amazing feeling.

“It’s amazing to stand here and hold this trophy – tennis is crazy.

London Wimbledon Championships Day 13 15/07/2023 Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) becomes the first unseeded player to win Ladies Singles Title at Wimbledon
Photo Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd

“Ons is such an inspiration to us all – I hope you can win it here one day.”

Jabeur was broken six times in the abbreviated contest under the closed roof of Centre Court due to gusty outside conditions.

,The Tunisian who made career breakthroughs for Arab and African women, was in tears during the trophy ceremony.

“This is very tough, I’m sure I’ll look ugly in the photos,” she sobbed.”This is the most  painful loss of my career. But congrats to Marketa for her amazing journey.”

The runner-up added: “It’s a tough day for me, but I will come back stronger and win a Grand Slam someday.

“It’s a tough journey, but that’s tennis,” added the finalist who defeated four former Grand Slam winners on her way to the final.

Vondrousoava went down an early break in the first set, but immediately earned it back while breaking the erratic Jabeur twice more to claim the opener.

In the second set, the pair exchanged breaks in the first two games, with the Czech breaking again in the penultimate game and closing out victory with a running volley at the net.

Bill Scott

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