Wimbledon final: Marketa Vondrousova triumph hailed by experts as 'incredible' with Ons Jabeur heartbreak 'painful'

Eurosport experts Laura Robson, Mats Wilander and Barbara Schett have given their reactions to Marketa Vondrousova beating Ons Jabeur in the final to win Wimbledon. The Czech became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era as she triumphed in straight sets, 6-4 6-4, in one hour and 20 minutes after having come up short in the final of Roland-Garros in 2019. Ad The jubilation from the 24-year-old was in stark contrast to the crushing disappointment felt by the sixth seed Jabeur, who has now lost in three Grand Slam finals and two successive Wimbledon showpieces.

WimbledonDistraught Jabeur calls second Wimbledon final defeat 'most painful loss of my career'AN HOUR AGO For Robson, Wilander and Schett, it was truly remarkable how Vondrousova managed to keep her composure on the biggest stage in the sport — and a big surprise given her lack of form at major events in recent years. «It is incredible, and I just can't believe the performance Marketa put together,» Robson began when reflecting on only the second title of the Czech's career. «She played with no fear and simply played herself into the match.

To do that in a Grand Slam final, you just cannot ask for anything more. »She just looked so calm out there, and on the other side, you had Ons looking so stressed about how she was feeling and how she was playing. She had all that stress and all of those thoughts bubbling up, and it's almost impossible to play your best tennis with all that going on.

«It was definitely a match that was won mentally. Marketa did not panic and waited for mistakes from her opponent – and they came because it's a Grand Slam final. »Ons was trying to play too well and do everything out there.