London – Tennis player Markéta Vondroušová turned around the Czech duel with Maria Bouzková at Wimbledon and, after winning 2:6, 6:4, 6:3, advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time on the grass courts of the All England Club. The twenty-four-year-old native of Sokolov beat the thirty-second seed in two hours and 12 minutes. In the fight for the semi-finals, she will challenge the seeded 4 American Jessica Pegula, who defeated the Ukrainian Lesja Curenko 6:1, 6:3.
“It was a very difficult and long match. Both of us have known each other since we were young, so it was also challenging mentally. I’m glad that I was concentrated the whole time and stayed in the match,” Vondroušová told journalists
The 42nd ranked player in the world, Vondroušová continues to push her best in London, her best performance so far was in the 2nd round the year before last. Although she lost a set for the first time at the tournament, she defeated Bouzková in the third match against each other on the WTA circuit and for the second time this year. Bouzková, on the other hand, did not defend her participation in last year’s quarterfinals.
“I know her and I knew what was going to happen. I just wanted to stay in the game, be active, go for volleys and other things. I think that match had everything. Maruska played a great match and we played a lot of long exchanges . I’m glad that I managed it in the end,” added Vondroušová.
In the duel, she helped herself with 37 winning balls, while Bouzková had 15. Coach Jan Hernych’s protégé also became the first Czech quarterfinalist in this year’s Wimbledon. On Monday, Petra Kvitová and Jiří Lehečka will have a chance to advance to the top eight.
Bouzková had a better start to the match. In the first set, she broke her opponent’s serve three times from 1:1 and took the lead after 36 minutes of play. Vondroušová paid for 15 unforced errors.
However, the 2019 Roland Garros finalist improved in the second set. She took Bouzkova’s serve right at the start, and although her opponent leveled in the fourth game, the I. ČLTK Praha tennis player immediately regained the advantage of the break. In the end, she converted the second set point and forced a continuation.
The end of the third set decided the winner. Vondroušová won three games from 3:3, broke Bouzková’s serve twice and allowed her only two fifteenths during this passage. On her opponent’s serve, Vondroušová took the first match point.
“I think the first set suited me. I went for the balls, but after that I was a bit passive and it seemed like I let Maky play too much. In the second set I lost the game at 2-3 and that was maybe the key to the match Maky then played a lot better and went for it more,” Bouzková assessed.
Vondroušová’s opponent will be world number four Pegulaová, who defeated Kateřina Siniaková’s 2nd round defeater Curenková in 73 minutes. Both tennis players will meet each other in singles for the first time.
“We only played doubles against each other in Indian Wells. We didn’t even practice much together. But I know that he plays such long balls, which will be quite uncomfortable on the grass. But in the last eight, it’s all about everything and each of us will go for it head. We’ll see what happens,” added Vondroušová.
Šwiateková parried Bencic’s match points and is in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time
World number one Iga Šwiateková is in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the first time. The 22-year-old Polish tennis player saved two match points from the Swiss Belinda Bencic and won 6:7, 7:6 and 6:3. To further improve her result on grass at the All England Club, the four-time Grand Slam winner will play against the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, who also won the battle with Viktoria Azarenkova after losing the opening set.
Novak Djokovic, fighting for the eighth Wimbledon title, did not have time to finish the 4th round match with Hubert Hurkacz from Poland. Due to the curfew rule, it is not allowed to continue after 11pm London time. They finished 7:6, 7:6 for the Serbian favorite. He has won all five duels against Hurkacz so far and is aiming to improve his record to 24 Grand Slam titles. However, he fended off three set points in the first set.
Šwiateková dominated the clay Roland Garros in May and today she passed the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time. However, she had a few. She lost the opening set in a tie-break 4:7 and then turned away two match points at 5:6. However, she managed the next shortened game 7:2 and then broke the Olympic champion’s serve in the crucial fourth game.
“I’m very happy. I was so engrossed in the match that I’m not even sure if she had a match point,” admitted Šwiateková in an interview on the court. Her next opponent Svitolina defeated Azarenkova 11:9 in the decisive tie-break and beat her on the sixth attempt.
Only sixteen-year-old Russian Mirra Andrejevová also made it to the round of 16. In the third round, she defeated seeded compatriot Anastasija Potapova 6:2, 7:5, and her next opponent will be the American Madison Keys.
Andrejevová is playing only her second Grand Slam, this year she was eliminated in the third round at Roland Garros. In Wimbledon, Barbora Krejčíková gave up on her in the second round, against Potapova, the 102nd player in the world ranking avoided two set points in the second set. Only Kim Clijstersová, Jelena Dokičová and lastly Coco Gauffová four years ago were able to advance from the qualification to the Wimbledon round of 16 at such a young age.
So far, the thirty-two-year-old Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov is going through the tournament supremely. Not even tenth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe beat him by a set in the third round. The Russians Andrej Rublyov, Roman Safiullin and also the Italian Jannik Sinner are a round further.
Tennis Wimbledon in London
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Men: Singles – 3rd round:
Dimitrov (21-Feb.) – Tiafoe (10-USA) 6:2, 6:3, 6:2.
Singles – 4th round:
Rublyov (7-Rus.) – Bublik (23-Kaz.) 7:5, 6:3, 6:7 (6:8), 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, Safiullin (Rus.) – Shapovalov (26-Can.) 3:6, 6:3, 6:1, 6:3, Sinner (8-It.) – Galán (Col.) 7:6 (7:4), 6:4, 6:3.
Women: Singles – 3rd round:
Andreyeva (Russia) – Potapova (22-Russia) 6:2, 7:5.
Singles – 4th round:
Vondroušová (Czech Republic) – Bouzkova (32-CZE) 2:6, 6:4, 6:3, Pegulaová (4-USA) – Curenková (Ukr.) 6:1, 6:3, Šwiateková (1-Pol.) – Bencicová (14-Switzerland) .) 6:7 (4:7), 7:6 (7:2), 6:3, Svitolina (Ukr.) – Azarenkova (19-Bel.) 2:6, 6:4, 7:6 (11 :9).
Doubles – 1st round:
BouzkovaSorribesová (Czech Republic/Sp.) – NoskovaWang Si-ju (Czech Republic/China) 6:4, 6:4.
Doubles – 2nd round:
Gauff, Pegula (2-USA) – DetiucováGamizová (CZ/Ven.) 4:6, 6:1, 6:4
Mixed Doubles – Round 1:
Middelkoop, Sutjiadiová (Netherlands/Indon.) – González, Uncle (Mex./Czech Republic) 6:4, 3:6, 7:6 (10:7).
Juniors: Singles – 1st round:
Hrazdil (CZ) – Nandal (India) 6:3, 6:2, Bigun (USA) – Dirt (13-CR) 6:2, 6:3, Blanch (9-USA) – Brunclík (Czech Republic) 7:6 (7:2), 6:1,
Junior girls: Singles – 1st round:
Valentova (10-CR) – Readová (Brit.) 6:1, 6:2, Samson (CZ) – Ercanová (Tur.) 6:4, 6:4, Bartůňková (Czech Republic) – Moyanová (Arg.) 6:2, 6:0, Perezová (4-Peru) – Šmejkalová (Czech Republic) 6:4, 6:1, Valdmannová (CZ) – Ivanova (Bulgaria) 1:6, 6:2, 7:6 (10:7).
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2023-07-09 21:45:00
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