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Iga Swiatek Tops Marketa Vondrousova To Reach Cincinnati Open Semi-Finals | Tennis News
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Iga Swiatek Tops Marketa Vondrousova To Reach Cincinnati Open Semi-Finals | Tennis News

[ad_1] Iga Swiatek in action© AFPTop-seeded Iga Swiatek proved to be a quick learner as she ousted Marketa Vondrousova 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 in a battle of Grand Slam champions at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open. Swiatek, the reigning US Open and French Open champion, said she applied the lessons from her first-set struggles in the second to sweep past Wimbledon winner Vondrousova. She had lost serve twice in the opening set as she struggled with Vondrousova's lefty game, but broke as the Czech served for the set and eventually won the tiebreaker. Swiatek dominated the second set to claim the victory in 93 minutes. "It's not easy to adjust to her spin," Swiatek said. "After the first set, I was determined to fight for every ball."I was more focused and I knew what worked," she added. "I learned fro...
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WTA Rankings: Wimbledon Winner Marketa Vondrousova Makes Top-10 Debut | Tennis News
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WTA Rankings: Wimbledon Winner Marketa Vondrousova Makes Top-10 Debut | Tennis News

[ad_1] The 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has broken the Top 10 in the latest edition of the WTA Rankings, while Iga Swiatek recorded her best career performance at Wimbledon by advancing to the quarterfinals to hold on to the top spot. Vondrousova leads the way with a new career-high, but several of the players who have made headlines in the last fortnight, like Elina Svitolina and Mirra Andreeva, have seen their rankings rise. Marketa Vondrousova enters the Top 10 this week at No. 10, up 30 positions from her previous ranking. Vondrousova's place in the top ranking bracket was confirmed with her remarkable win over Ons Jabeur, making her the sixth Czech player to break the WTA Top 10 since 2000.The World No.1 position was within sight for Aryna Sabalenka for the second str...
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‘My Most Painful Loss’: Tearful Ons Jabeur Vows To End Grand Slam Misery | Tennis News
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‘My Most Painful Loss’: Tearful Ons Jabeur Vows To End Grand Slam Misery | Tennis News

[ad_1] Tearful Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur described her third defeat in a Grand Slam final as the "most painful" of her career as she vowed to learn from the tennis greats who were also jinxed at the majors. World number six Jabeur was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday, one year after she lost the Wimbledon final to Elena Rybakina. More pain followed at the US Open later in the year where she was runner-up again, this time to Iga Swiatek. The 28-year-old is only the eighth woman to lose her first three Grand Slam finals. However, she can take comfort from knowing that the likes of Chris Evert, Kim Clijsters and Simona Halep also suffered the same fate before going on to capture Grand Slam titles."It will be tough to speak. I am going to look ugly in th...
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Marketa Vondrousova Becomes First Unseeded Woman To Win Wimbledon In Open Era | Tennis News
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Marketa Vondrousova Becomes First Unseeded Woman To Win Wimbledon In Open Era | Tennis News

[ad_1] Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era as the Czech swept to a shock 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in Saturday's final. As the first unseeded woman in the Wimbledon final in 60 years, Vondrousova was a heavy underdog against sixth-ranked Jabeur. But the 24-year-old upset the odds on Centre Court to win her maiden Grand Slam title at the second attempt after losing to Ash Barty in the 2019 French Open final. "After everything I've been through - I had a cast on this time last year - and now I can't believe I'm holding this trophy," said Vondrousova who was sidelined with a wrist injury in 2022."I don't know what's happening now."Vondrousova joins Jana Novotna and Petra Kvitova as the only Czech women to win a Wimbledon titl...
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History-chasing Ons Jabeur Hopes For Third Time Lucky At Wimbledon | Tennis News
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History-chasing Ons Jabeur Hopes For Third Time Lucky At Wimbledon | Tennis News

[ad_1] Ons Jabeur hopes it will be third time lucky when she attempts to become the first African or Arab woman to win a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday. The 28-year-old Tunisian takes on Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, hoping to go one better than last year when she was defeated by Elena Rybakina in the final at the All England Club and lost to world number one Iga Swiatek at the US Open later in the year.Unlike her two final losses at the majors, this time world number six Jabeur will start as the favourite against the left-handed Vondrousova, the first unseeded woman in the Wimbledon final in 60 years.She has had a tough run to Saturday's championship match, beating two-time former winner Petra Kvitova in the last 16, third seed Rybakina in the quarter-fin...
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