World No 42 wins 6-4, 6-4 on Centre CourtTunisian loses second final in a row at SW19
In the four years since Marketa Vondrousova first reached a grand slam final at the French Open in 2019, the entire face of the sport has changed. Many of the greatest players of previous generations have retired, while other top players have risen and fallen. All the while, it still wasn’t clear whether this talented, unique lefty from the Czech Republic would fulfil the early promise she showed as a 19-year-old in Paris.
Her long-awaited breakthrough has come in the most unlikeliest circumstances, on a surface that she had only ever won two main draw matches on before this year. No matter, on Saturday afternoon, the unseeded Czech completed a magical fortnight by defeating Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 to become a grand slam champion for the first time at Wimbledon.
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