Vondrousova: Wimbledon glory ‘impossible’!

Czech player Vondrousova joked about feeling breathless as she was about to serve for the match, leading 40-0 and 5-4 in the third set.

In her post-Wimbledon interview, she described her experience as “crazy”.

“I’m just very happy that I stayed in my head and I just kept it together,” she said. “It was really tough in some moments. I think it was just a great match. We had some great rallies. She’s an amazing player. She’s an amazing person. That was the tough part also. We know each other very well. I’m just very happy that I kept fighting in the important moments.”

Vondrousova was at Wimbledon last summer as a spectator while wearing a cast due to wrist surgery.

In 2022, the 2019 French Open finalist had to sit out three of the four Grand Slam tournaments due to her recovery. This affected her performance and lowered her expectations for the grass-court season.

“I had a cast last year at that time. It was impossible [the thought of winning Wimbledon]. I was watching my best friend here playing qualys. I was a tourist here,” she said.

“When I was coming back, I didn’t know what’s going to happen, if I can play at that level again. Yeah, I mean, this seems impossible. Even, like, I don’t know, on grass I didn’t play well before.

“I think it was the most impossible Grand Slam for me to win, so I didn’t even think of it. When we came, I was just like, ‘Try to win couple of matches’. Now this happened, it’s crazy.”

Summary: The protagonist jokingly remarked that her husband showed more emotion after winning Wimbledon than she had seen in their eight-year marriage, and it coincided with their upcoming wedding anniversary.

Vondrousova’s mother receives the long-awaited news of her daughter’s achievements, including reaching the French Open final, earning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, and overcoming injury setbacks.

“I was thinking we played finals in Berlin of doubles. My mom was there watching. She was like, she was so upset. She told me, I don’t want to be second all the time,” said the 24-year-old.

“I was like, Okay, mom, we’ll try today. She was like, I’m not coming. I just want to watch TV. Yeah, I mean, I was a bit nervous before. When we came onto the court, I was like, okay, let’s see what’s going to happen.

“I didn’t start well. I feel like I was so calm. I felt really good. So I was just trying to put every ball into the play. I’m just so happy that I could stay focused. It’s very tough. People are cheering and everything. When it was 40-love, I couldn’t breathe. I just was thinking to myself, Just be over. I was like crazy nervous. It was such a relief when I put the match point in.”