LONDON — Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in a stunning 6-4, 6-4 upset over No. 6 Ons Jabeur on Saturday.
“After everything I’ve been through, it’s amazing I can stand here and hold this,” Vondrousova said while holding the championship trophy on court after the match. “Tennis is crazy.”
Once a top-15 player and 2019 French Open finalist, Vondrousova, a lefty, has been hampered by injuries and pain in her left wrist. She underwent multiple surgeries in the three years that followed her Roland Garros run, and last year, she attended Wimbledon as a tourist with a cast on her left arm. She traveled to London with her sister to cheer on her best friend, Miriam Kolodziejova, unsure when she would return to the tournament as a player.
“The comebacks aren’t easy,” Vondrousova said. “You never know what to expect. I was playing small tournaments and hoped to come back at this level.”
The 24-year-old from the Czech Republic is ranked 42nd in the world and becomes the lowest-ranked woman to…
