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Marketa Vondrousova, 24, reveals the crushing defeat suffered against Ashleigh Barty in the 2019 French Open final taught her how not to approach a Grand Slam final. In the 2019 French Open final – which was Vondrousova’s first Grand Slam final – the Czech didn’t stand much of a chance as Barty claimed a 6-1 6-3 win.
This past Saturday, Vondrousova appeared in her second Grand Slam final at Wimbledon. This time, Vondrousova looked much better and defeated sixth-seeded Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 to lift her first Grand Slam crown.
Vondrousova recalls losing to Barty in her first Grand Slam final
“Yeah, so I was 19 in the first final.
I just remember it was such a stress. I just wanted to do well. It was a big thing in Czech. Everybody was talking about it. I think she just crushed me. It was a very fast match and I didn’t even, like, enjoyed it. I was very sad after.
I just told myself if this happens again, you have to enjoy every moment. Even if I lose, I just have to enjoy it. I think even if I lost today, I think I’d still enjoy this moment. It’s such a big achievement. I just really enjoy this match today,” Vondrousova said.Vondrousova was 2-4 down in the first…
