Unseeded Vondrousova stuns Jabeur to win Wimbledon title

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Czech Marketa Vondrousova left Tunisia's Ons Jabeur heart-broken once again as she claimed a surprise 6-4 6-4 victory on Saturday to become the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon women's singles title.

The 24-year-old left-hander, who a year ago needed wrist surgery, proved too steady for the error-strewn Jabeur who ended up as runner-up as she did in 2022.

But she beat four seeds during the fortnight, including number four Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals and Ukraine's crowd darling Elina Svitolina in the semis. But world number 42 Vondrousova, playing a canny game full of slow slices and clever angles, settled down and began to draw errors from her opponent.

 

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