Wimbledon 2023 Champion Status Makes Marketa Vondrousova's Life Change Drastically: It's Like A Playing Comid

Wimbledon 2023 Champion, Marketa Vondrousova. (Photo: Twitter/@Wimbledon)

JAKARTA - The name Marketa Vondrousova suddenly became a public discussion, especially tennis lovers. Unseeded, the tennis player from the Czech Republic was able to become the champion of Wimbledin 2023.

Vondrousova surprisingly won over Ons Jabeur seed in two straight sets in the final, last Saturday, July 15. The 24-year-old became the first tennis player with a non-seeded status to win the Wimbledon champion.

The victory made Vondrousova's life change drastically. He got a lot of attention from the media.

Despite being awkward, he said he "did not force himself" in his efforts to avoid the media spotlight following his historic victory.

"The last few days have been quite difficult, such as the playing code," said Vondrousova, quoted from AFP via Antara.

Vondrousova, who won his first major title at the All-England Club after becoming runner-up at the French Open in 2019 and won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, expects the media spotlight to continue.

"I know it's part of the game. I'm just going to try to stay in my circle of people and not force myself anywhere and hopefully I'll be fine," said Vondrousova.

Vondrousova knows another tennis player will now try to fight it after a win that saw it soar from 42 to 10 WTA.

"I think it's a good problem. Everyone will try to show their best against me," said Vondrousova.

"I won the Grand Slam title, but I have to take this into account and learn to accept it."

Vondrousova is planning a trip to his hometown Sokolov in the western part of the Czechs, and wants to rest until the weekend, as well as to save his sore ankle during the first half at Wimbledon.

"I have to start training again but I will try to avoid publicity as much as I can," said Vondrousova, who plans to re-compete in Montreal in August.