Marketa Vondrousova defeats Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 to win the Wimbledon women’s championship | AP News

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova became the lowest-ranked woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the final Saturday.

Vondrousova is a 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic who is ranked 42nd and was the first unseeded woman to play for the title at the All England Club in 60 years.

Vondrousova trailed in each set but collected the last four games of the first, then the last three games of the second.

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Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova are 0-3 in Grand Slam finals. One will win Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur will face Marketa Vondrousova in the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday. The winner will be a first-time major champion.

Wimbledon 2023: Jabeur vs. Vondrousova in the women’s final, and Djokovic vs. Alcaraz in the men’s

Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova are a combined 0-3 in Grand Slam finals. That will change Saturday.

This is her first Grand Slam title. She lost in the final of the 2019 French Open as a teenager.

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