Wimbledon: Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova stuns Jessica Pegula to reach Wimbledon semis | Tennis News – Times of India
The unseeded Czech won a wild match against the fourth seed on Court One to secure a spot in the semifinals where she will face either Polish world number one Iga Swiatek or Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina.
Five serves were broken in the first set’s nine games, and while many spectators were still finding seats, the momentum was swinging rapidly.
The vital break, though, was won by 24-year-old Vondrousova at 4-4 when Pegula’s backhand error in a baseline rally came to an end.
The Czech brought up set point with an ace and duly held to love as she eyed a first Grand Slam semi-final since her runner-up finish at the French Open in 2019.
The twists and turns kept coming, though, as Pegula began finding her range in the second set. She began approaching the net more often to great success, breaking her left-handed opponent early en route to taking a 4-1 lead.
The American broke again at 5-2 with an excellent low volley to level the match.
In the decider, momentum looked to be staying with the 29-year-old as she saved three break points in the first three games and then broke Vondrousova by forcing her long.
But there was still time for one final twist. The roof was closed, as rain was expected, and when play resumed Vondrousva broke back twice more, as well as breaking her opponent’s resistance from the baseline in a terrific game to lead 5-4.
She served out the match to book her semi-final spot, becoming the third woman in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon last four after defeating four seeded opponents – after Zheng Jie in 2008 and Barbora Strycova in 2019.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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