Tag: Wimbledon
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Another Wild Wimbledon, Another Czech Champion!
Wimbledon 2026 was not quite as chaotic as Roland Garros 2026 but had a similar ending in that a young rising star was left showing she had arrived and ultimately holding the trophy at the end. But it did see early exits for top seeds, Aryna Sabalenka, pre-tournament favourite Elena Rybakina and defending champion Iga…
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Hot and Unbothered!
Iga Swiatek winning a grand slam title should not be a big surprise, but that it came at Wimbledon in 2025 where she was the number 8 seed and hadn’t won a title in over a year, on a surface she notoriously has had little success at? Yes, a surprise but in retrospect, really not…
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How did Barbora Krejcikova win Wimbledon?
Barbora Krejcikova’s Wimbledon win was a delightful surprise to her fans as well as Barbora herself but how did it unfold? Krejcikova came into Wimbledon after fairly poor start to 2024 despite making the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Since then, she had not won many matches at all after being sidelined with injury and…
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Unadulterated Joy!
You know that last post about What to do When Your Fave is Losing? Yeah, Krejcikova bounced back pretty well… she only went and won Wimbledon!
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Czech lefty wins Wimbledon!
… But sadly, not Petra! Wimbledon 2023 is in the books and an unexpected Wimbledon champion. The talented young lefty, Marketa Vondrousova from the Czech Republic is Wimbledon champion after a win in straight sets over Ons Jabeur in the final. Honestly, this was looking like Ons Jabeur‘s year. Having lost the final last year,…
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Winning and Woes at Wimbledon
Wimbledon 2023 is at the quarter finals stage and sadly all my faves are out. Petra Kvitova had a good run to thr 4th round but was heavily beaten 6-0, 6-3 by last years finalist, Ons Jabeur. I missed the first set – probably for the best – and while Petra put up more of…
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