Marketa Vondrousova can feel the pressure rising after winning Wimbledon three weeks ago. Vondrousova, a 24-year-old from the Czech Republic, plays her first tournament since claiming her first Grand Slam title next week at the National Bank Open, which runs through next Sunday.
Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Marketa Vondrousova can feel the pressure rising after winning Wimbledon three weeks ago.
She was the lowest-ranked player to win at the All England Club, beating No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina en route to the final, where she beat No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur in straight sets to claim the title. Despite the injury, Vondrousova, also a French Open finalist in 2019, has been in good form since the beginning of the year with a 29-10 singles record."It's always tough to come back and you never know if you're gonna play on that level again," she said.Canadians, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Vancouver's Rebecca Marino got some good fortune in the draw and will open play next week against qualifiers.
Andreescu, who won the tournament in Toronto in 2019, would play No. 7 seed Petra Kvitova in the next round if she wins her first match on Tuesday night. Six more Canadians, including Montreal's Eugenie Bouchard, will have a chance to make the main draw through qualification, which begins Saturday.
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