Marketa Vondrousova has won the Wimbledon women’s singles title (Picture: PA)
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.
Jabeur got off to a strong start with a hold and break in the first two games of the match, going 40-15 up on Vondrousova’s serve as the Czech fired into the net at 40-30.
But Vondrousova produced two break points of her own in game three, converting the second as a forehand shot from Jabeur missed the mark.
Vondrousova looked to level up the set in a marathon game four as Jabeur produced her third, fourth, fifth and sixth break points of the match – but the unseeded star fended them off to make it 2-2.
Jabeur looked fired up and responded with a dominant hold before racing into a 40-love lead on the Vondrousova serve in game six, this time getting the job done first time to regain her lead and edge towards the first set.
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.
After Vondrousova made it 4-4, she turned the first set on its head in game nine with a crucial break, her third of the match, which gave her the chance to serve for the set, closing it out 6-4 with an impressive hold to love.
Things looked dangerous for Jabeur as Vondrousova took a 30-love lead on her serve in the first game of the second set – and despite the North African battling back to 30-30 – she was once again broken by her lower-ranked opponent.
Jabeur, who has produced numerous comebacks in SW19 this year, broke Vondrousova straight back, though, to prompt the loudest roar on Centre Court of the match so far.
Jabeur then hit a real purple patch as she held and secured a potentially match-turning double break, resulting in another huge cheer from spectators, who were determined to see the final go the distance.
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Another twist followed, though, as Vondrousova registered her fifth break of the match in game five and held to level up the second set at 3-3.
The duo traded service games but Vondrousova broke again and held to take the second set 7-5 and secure the Wimbledon title, falling to the floor in front of a star-studded crowd that included the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Emma Watson, Andrew Garfield and Dame Maggie Smith.
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She’s done it!
