Czech Marketa Vondrousova, 42nd in the world, won her first Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon on Saturday, beating Tunisian Ons Jabeur (6th) 6-4, 6-4 in the final. Vondrousova, 24, had reached the French Open final in 2019 but had won just two matches on grass in her career arriving at Wimbledon this year. A madness!
Still in search of a Grand Slam title, Ons Jabeur lost its third major final after Wimbledon and the US Open last year. With the victory, Vondrousova will reach a career-high 10th on Monday. Her highest ranking until then was the 16th place achieved in 2019. She was the first non-seeded Wimbledon finalist of the Open era (since 1968) and first since Billie Jean King in 1963.