Vondrousova vows to shun media spotlight after Wimbledon win

Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova said Tuesday she was determined "not to push in anywhere" in her bid to avoid the media spotlight after her historic triumph.

The 24-year-old Czech beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in straight sets in Saturday's final to become the first-ever unseeded female Wimbledon champion.

"The last few days were pretty tough, it was quite a merry go-round," she told reporters in Prague.

Vondrousova, who won her first major title at the All-England Club after finishing runner-up in the French Open in 2019 and taking the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said she expected the increased media interest to continue.

"I know it's part of the game. I'll just try to stick to my circle of people and not push in anywhere, and hopefully I'll be OK," she said.

Vondrousova knows that other players will now be looking to measure themselves against her after a win which propelled her from 42nd to 10th in the WTA rankings.

"I think this is a good problem. Everyone will try to show their best against me," she said.

"I won a Grand Slam title, but I have to take this into account and learn to live with it."

Vondrousova is planning a trip to her native city of Sokolov in the west of the country and wants to rest until the end of the week, also to spare her sore ankle she hurt during the first round at Wimbledon.

"I will have to start training again, but I'll try to avoid publicity as much as I can," said Vondrousova, who is planning to return to competition at Montreal in August.

Looking back at the tournament, Vondrousova said she was still surprised by her achievement.

"It was great that I could control my head so well," she said.

"The two weeks are really tough, there are so many games, you get all kinds of news as you