Tennis – Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova needed three sets to subdue Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu yesterday and win the Berlin Open title, completing an improbable run to her first trophy since her London triumph two years ago.
The 25-year-old Czech, who had dropped to 164th in the world after an injury-plagued 12 months, was playing her first final since winning Wimbledon in 2023.
She was made to work hard for a 7-6(10) 4-6 6-2 victory and even had to save six set points in the tight first-set tiebreak.
Her win comes a week before the start of Wimbledon where Vondrousova will now be a force to be reckoned with.
“Nice to see a full crowd. I really enjoyed the tennis week and the support,” the Czech said after winning her third career title.
“Congrats on a great week, you played an amazing match,” she said, addressing Wang. “It was an amazing week we had everything we needed.
“I feel like it could not have been better for us here. We were all working really hard.”
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