Marketa Vondrousova wins Wimbledon 2023 as Ons Jabeur comes up short again in Grand Slam final

Marketa Vondrousova was victorious as she triumphed at Wimbledon 2023, while Ons Jabeur came up short once again in her third Grand Slam final in a 6-4 6-4 defeat. The unseeded Czech recovered from a slow start to take the opening set in decisive fashion, and despite a fleeting setback, she held her composure admirably to close out the victory and claim her maiden Grand Slam title.

Ad It was Jabeur's third Grand Slam final after she did not quite manage to get over the line at SW19 and the US Open last year, while Vondrousova was the runner-up at Roland-Garros in 2019. WimbledonWimbledon 2023: Day 13 Order of Play and schedule – When is Jabeur v Vondrousova?21 HOURS AGO After just one hour and 20 minutes, Vondrousova was left to celebrate an unexpected triumph on the very biggest stage.

In so doing, she became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era. It was Jabeur who started the brightest with a cluster of crisp groundstrokes doing the early damage to secure a break of serve as her opponent took some time to settle on Centre Court.

Vondrousova would not be contained for long, however, as she began to find some rhythm from the back of the court and on serve to roar back and get on terms once more. A further break of serve followed for the 24-year-old Czech as Jabeur wavered crucially at the business end of the opening set, and she closed it out very impressively to establish command her of the match.

Jabeur had to respond swiftly at the start of the second set, but the sixth seed looked sluggish and burdened as she lost her serve immediately. If it briefly felt as though it could be a decisive blow to the Tunisian's hopes, she roared straight back with an inspired break of serve to draw level as the