How much can an important success like Wimbledon change a person? A question answered by Marketa Vondrousova during the media day of the London Major. The Czech, who returns to the All England Club where last year she won the most important and unexpected victory of her career by defeating Ons Jabeur in the final, explained how her success has not changed her.
“Honestly, my life hasn’t changed much. It happened. I thought: Okay, now you’re a Wimbledon champion. Maybe it changed more for the people around me. They look at you differently, it happens in tournaments too. Now I have the trophy in home, I look at it and think: Yes, this happened but I don’t think winning a Slam should change you as a person. I don’t consider myself a Wimbledon champion, I consider myself Marketa, not the winner of this tournament,” said Vondrousova.
“I came here playing without any kind of stress. I thought I’d try to maybe win a couple of matches. In the third round, after winning, I felt I could still do something, I started to appreciate tennis a little on the grass and I also learned to move a little better. I never thought about winning the tournament, even before the semi-finals it was something that never…
