Olympic silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova and Hubert Hurkacz withdraw from tennis in Paris
5 months ago

Olympic silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova and Hubert Hurkacz withdraw from tennis in Paris

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo Olympics tennis silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday because of a hand injury. Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic Also pulling out of the tennis competition in Paris was Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, who hurt his knee at Wimbledon this month. Vondrousova, a 25-year-old from the Czech Republic, won Wimbledon last year despite being unseeded and was the runner-up at the French Open — played at Roland Garros, the same site being used for tennis matches at these Summer Games — in 2019. She was replaced on the Czech team by Katerina Siniakova in singles and Linda Noskova in doubles; Noskova will pair with 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova.

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Marketa Vondrousova Undergoes Shoulder Surgery After Opting Out of US Open
4 months ago

Marketa Vondrousova Undergoes Shoulder Surgery After Opting Out of US Open

News 18  

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has undergone shoulder surgery, the 25-year-old said on Wednesday, days after she withdrew from this month’s U.S. Open due to injury. Vondrousova, who reached the U.S. Open quarter-finals last year, wrote on Instagram that she had been struggling with shoulder pain for the last few months, and there had been no option but to have …

Olympics tennis order of play and schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics tennis order of play and schedule: Every event, date and start time at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Novak Djokovic breaks singles record in Paris, edges closer to 1st Olympic gold; Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz eye semis

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Elena Rybakina pulls out of Olympic tennis events
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Elena Rybakina pulls out of Olympic tennis events

The Hindu  

The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women’s third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters due to illness just hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday. On Wednesday, men’s world number one and top seed Jannik Sinner of Italy had to withdraw from the singles and doubles because of illness while exciting …

Elena Rybakina withdraws from Paris Olympics tennis competition
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Elena Rybakina withdraws from Paris Olympics tennis competition

New York Times  

Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the women’s tennis competition at the Paris Olympics. Rybakina becomes the latest in a number of high-profile names to pull out of the competition on the women’s side including Ons Jabeur, Marketa Vondrousova and Madison Keys. ‘The Olympics loses another top tennis player’ Analysis by Matthew Futterman The Olympic tennis tournament lost another top player …

Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdraws from the Olympics
5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdraws from the Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Tokyo Olympics tennis silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday because of a hand injury. The 25-year-old from the Czech Republic won Wimbledon last year despite being unseeded and was the runner-up at the French Open — played at Roland Garros, the same site being used for tennis matches at these Summer Games — in 2019. …

Marketa Vondrousova follows in Steffi Graf’s footsteps with early Wimbledon exit
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Marketa Vondrousova follows in Steffi Graf’s footsteps with early Wimbledon exit

The Independent  

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Wimbledon champion Vondrousova retires from Berlin match because of injury
6 months ago

Wimbledon champion Vondrousova retires from Berlin match because of injury

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova retired from her match in Berlin on Thursday because of an apparent leg injury less than two weeks before play begins at the All England Club. Vondrousova was leading 5-3 in her second-round match against Anna Kalinskaya at the grass-court Ladies Open when she slipped behind the baseline and clutched her right leg. The …

Iga Swiatek dispatches Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova to reach 2024 French Open semi-finals
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iga Swiatek dispatches Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova to reach 2024 French Open semi-finals

Hindustan Times  

Iga Swiatek produced a dominant show in the quarterfinals of women's singles in the French Open 2024 to outclass Marketa Vondrousova with a 6-0, 6-2 win on Tuesday. Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning her quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. …

More pressure but Vondrousova settling into life as Wimbledon champion
1 year, 4 months ago

More pressure but Vondrousova settling into life as Wimbledon champion

The Hindu  

Marketa Vondrousova is slowly adjusting to the pressure that accompanies Grand Slam success and the Wimbledon champion said her immediate goal was to get through matches at this week’s Canadian Open without succumbing to nerves. “People around me, I feel like they’re going to expect so much now,” Vondrousova, who opened her campaign in Montreal with a 6-4 6-2 win …

Marketa Vondrousova | The Czech who came full circle
1 year, 5 months ago

Marketa Vondrousova | The Czech who came full circle

The Hindu  

“On grass, I didn’t play well before. Now this happened, it’s crazy”, said Marketa Vondrousova with Wimbledon’s Venus Rosewater Dish in her hands on Saturday, July 14, 2023. In the first set and leading five games to four, Vondrousova had not only endured an early break of serve but also the Centre Court’s cacophony that was defiantly backing world number …

Vondrousova ready to face more motivated rivals after Wimbledon win
1 year, 5 months ago

Vondrousova ready to face more motivated rivals after Wimbledon win

The Hindu  

New Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova is getting ready for more motivated rivals challenging her after her first Grand Slam win. The 24-year-old Czech said she surprised herself by overcoming the two weeks of pressure to take the Wimbledon title against Ons Jabeur in Saturday’s final, the first time an unseeded player won the grasscourt major. “I won a Grand Slam …

Who is Marketa Vondrousova? The Wimbledon 2023 finalist with unusual tattoos
1 year, 5 months ago

Who is Marketa Vondrousova? The Wimbledon 2023 finalist with unusual tattoos

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Wimbledon 2023: Marketa Vondrousova elated to overcome 'tough' semi-final against Elina Svitolina
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Marketa Vondrousova elated to overcome 'tough' semi-final against Elina Svitolina

India Today  

Marketa Vondrousova secured a place in her second career Grand Slam final after defeating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 in the Wimbledon last-four match on Thursday. Marketa Vondrousova is a #Wimbledon finalist 👏 The 24-year-old defeats Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 to reach her second Grand Slam final pic.twitter.com/zcGBtItA0L — Wimbledon July 13, 2023 After reaching the final at The Championships, Vondrousova …

Wimbledon 2023: Wondrous Vondrousova ends Svitolina's run to reach first Grand Slam final
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Wondrous Vondrousova ends Svitolina's run to reach first Grand Slam final

Hindustan Times  

Much of the talk ahead of the Wimbledon semi-final between Marketa Vondrousova and Elina Svitolina centered around the latter. Wimbledon - Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova celebrates winning her semi-final match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Of the two, though, it was only Vondrousova who had the distinction of winning a Grand Slam semi-final. Leading 4-0 in the second set, it seemed …

How Marketa Vondrousova channelled her inner Roger Federer for one of the shots of Wimbledon 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

How Marketa Vondrousova channelled her inner Roger Federer for one of the shots of Wimbledon 2023

New York Times  

“I never practise that,” says Marketa Vondrousova, grinning. “For me, it just comes naturally.” Vondrousova is talking about an outrageous shot she hit in the final game of the first set of Thursday’s straight-sets win over Elina Svitolina that took her into a first-ever Wimbledon final. “I couldn’t play a forehand, so that was the one thing I could do,” …

Marketa Vondrousova wins final five games to reach Wimbledon semifinals by beating Jessica Pegula
1 year, 5 months ago

Marketa Vondrousova wins final five games to reach Wimbledon semifinals by beating Jessica Pegula

Hindustan Times  

Marketa Vondrousova won five straight games in the final set to beat fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 and reach the semifinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova celebrates winning her quarter final match against Jessica Pegula of the U.S. Vondrousova, a left-handed Czech player who reached the French Open final in 2019, trailed 4-1 in the third …

French Open: Ten stars to watch at Roland Garros including Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and more
1 year, 7 months ago

French Open: Ten stars to watch at Roland Garros including Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and more

The Independent  

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Hurkacz thrashes Medvedev for 2022 Halle Open title, sounds Wimbledon warning
2 years, 6 months ago

Hurkacz thrashes Medvedev for 2022 Halle Open title, sounds Wimbledon warning

The Hindu  

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz showed his Wimbledon credentials when he hammered tennis world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-4 to win the ATP 500 grasscourt tournament in the Gerry Weber Stadion of Halle, Germany. Tennis world number 12 Hurkacz defeated Medvedev and Roger Federer en route to the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year and showed he will once again be a …

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