Marketa Vondrousova mentioned her husband’s sudden present of emotion after Saturday’s shock Wimbledon closing victory towards Ons Jabeur was the right finish to her “impossible” triumph.
Vondrousova turned the primary unseeded girl to win Wimbledon as she surprised the Tunisian world quantity six on Centre Court.
The 24-year-old held her nerve in a tense 6-4 6-4 win, securing her first main title 4 years after dropping her solely earlier Grand Slam closing on the French Open.
So sudden was her Wimbledon run that the world No.42 advised her husband Stepan Simek to remain at residence in Prague to take care of their cat Frankie, till a pet sitter was discovered to permit him to journey to London for the ultimate.
Twelve months after their marriage ceremony, Simek cried tears of pleasure when he noticed Vondrousova after the match.
“I think when I came to the box, he cried. I saw him after and he cried a lot,” Vondrousova mentioned.
“It’s amazing, tomorrow is our first wedding anniversary.
“That’s the first emotion I saw from him over eight years. I think he cried on the wedding day also, but that was it!”
With the household cat clearly a serious determine within the Vondrousova family, the champion mentioned her pet would get a reward after lacking out on the celebration on the All England Club.
“I’m going to buy her some good fish. She’s with the cat sitter now. My mom is coming tomorrow to watch her,” she mentioned.
“She has to wait for us. She doesn’t really care what’s happening.”
The outpouring of emotion from Vondrousova’s household was triggered by her unlikely journey to Wimbledon glory.
She had endured two critical wrist accidents that stalled her promising profession since dropping the 2019 French Open closing.
Hampered by her accidents, Vondrousova was diminished to watching her finest buddy Miriam Kolodziejova try to qualify for the Wimbledon foremost draw final 12 months.
“I had a cast last year at that time. I was a tourist here. When I was coming back, I didn’t know if I can play at that level again. This seems impossible,” she mentioned.
Given her earlier poor type on grass, Vondrousova had no expectations of a long term on this 12 months’s match.
“I didn’t play well before on grass. It’s unbelievable. Nobody would have told you that I even had a chance to win,” she mentioned.
“I was unseeded. It’s such a crazy journey. I can’t believe it.”
With the Centre Court roof closed as a consequence of excessive winds in London, Vondrousova was in a position to reap the benefits of the circumstances higher than Jabeur.
“I was really happy they closed the roof because it’s very different than in the windy weather. We practice in Prague in winter indoors. I always play good indoors,” she mentioned.
Learning from the expertise of her French Open closing thrashing by Ash Barty, Vondrousova battled to maintain her composure because the stress mounted.
“I couldn’t breathe. I was thinking to myself, ‘Just be over’. I was like crazy nervous,” she mentioned.
“I just tried to stay calm and keep it together. It was such a relief when I put the match point in.” With her place in Wimbledon historical past assured, the tattooed Vondrousova will flip her consideration to some celebratory physique artwork alongside her coach Jan Mertl.
“I’ll choose for him. Maybe we’ll get the same one. We talked before the tournament and he said, ‘Yeah, so maybe if you win a Grand Slam, then I’ll do it’,” she mentioned.
“I’m just going to made him do it. I’ll show you guys on Instagram after.”
Originally revealed as Wimbledon ladies’s closing 2023: Marketa Vondrousova def Ons Jabeur in historic triumph
Source: www.news.com.au
