Marketa Vondrousova has become Wimbledon’s first unseeded champion in women’s singles history with victory over Ons Jabeur in Saturday’s final.
Jabeur was looking for redemption after losing last year’s final to Elena Rybkina but it is now back-to-back runner-up finishes for the Tunisian trailblazer.
Both players were looking to register the first major title of their careers but it is Czech world No.42 Vondrousova who came out on top to lift her maiden Grand Slam trophy.
Not many have predicted Vondrousova to win Wimbledon but she beat four seeded players to become the second-lowest ranked player to reach the final since the WTA rankings were introduced, before stunning sixth-seed Jabeur 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court.
‘Tennis is crazy!’ Vondrousova said in her on-court interview. ‘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.
‘I want to thank my box, all you guys are amazing, my little sister is crying up there. It’s amazing [to have my husband here], tomorrow is [the] first anniversary of our wedding. It’s amazing to have you guys being here with me.
‘I made a bet with my coach [over a tattoo]. He said if I win a Grand Slam he’s going to get one also. So I think we’re going to go tomorrow! I think I’m going to have some beer maybe.
Vondrousova, though, responded emphatically by taking a 40-love lead on Jabeur’s serve and once again handed herself the chance to level things up in her next service game.
‘Ons, congratulations, you are such an inspiration to all of us. I hope you will win one day, you are an amazing person. Congratulations to the team.
‘After everything I have been through, I had a cast last time, it’s amazing I can stand here and hold this.’
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