Marketa Vondrousova suffered a historic loss at Wimbledon on Tuesday, turning into the primary defending champion to drop within the first spherical since Steffi Graf did so in 1994.
Vondrousova, 25, received her first Grand Slam on the All England Membership final yr when she grew to become the primary unseeded girls single participant to win at Wimbledon when she defeated Ons Jabeur within the ultimate.
Marketa Vondrousova kisses the trophy as she celebrates victory within the girls’s singles ultimate in opposition to Ons Jabeur at Wimbledon on July 15, 2023, in London. (Julian Finney/Getty Photographs)
She admitted after Tuesday’s match that she entered this yr’s event feeling a way of strain.
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“I really feel like everyone simply expects you to win possibly, in order that’s powerful too. However I used to be comfortable to be again on the Centre Courtroom. It simply didn’t go as deliberate as we speak.”
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain, who’s competing in simply her third-ever Grand Slam event, ended Vondrousova’s plans of a repeat after profitable their first spherical matchup 6-4, 6-2.
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro reacts to defeating Marketa Vondrousova throughout Wimbledon on the All England Garden Tennis and Croquet Membership on July 2, 2024, in London. (Robert Prange/Getty Photographs)
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It was Bouzas Maneiro’s first win at a tour-level grass event and likewise her first win over a prime 10 ranked participant. Vondrousova entered Wimbledon ranked No. 6.
Whereas final yr’s win put Vondrousova’s identify within the historical past books, this yr’s loss did the identical. She is the primary participant in 30 years to lose within the first spherical of Wimbledon after profitable the event the yr earlier than.
The one different participant to do this was Graf.
Marketa Vondrousova walks off the court docket after shedding to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro at Wimbledon on July 2, 2024. (Robert Prange/Getty Photographs)
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“It’s powerful to exit defending the title,” Vondrousova stated after the match, showing to carry again tears. “I used to be actually nervous from the morning and every thing and [Bouzas Maneiro] was additionally taking part in good tennis. That’s type of powerful, you don’t have many probabilities to win free factors.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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