(Prague) The Czech Marketa Vondrousova has indicated her wish to want to “flee the media” after her victory over the Tunisian favorite Ons Jabeur on Saturday in the final of the Wimbledon tournament.
“I will have to resume training, but I will try to escape the media coverage as much as possible […] I will just try to stick to my circle of relatives and not disperse,” she said at a press conference in Prague on Tuesday.
“The last few days have been quite difficult, it was a real ride,” she told reporters.
The 24-year-old plans to return to competition in Montreal in August. In the meantime, she will travel to her hometown of Sokolov, in the west of the Czech Republic.
She also planned to rest until the end of the week to spare her sore ankle, which was injured in the first round at Wimbledon.
Surprise winner on the London lawn against the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, Vondrousova was propelled from the 42e at the 10e place in the WTA rankings.
She is aware that this title will change her status and motivate her future opponents.
“I think it’s a good problem. Everyone will try to show their best against me. I won a Grand Slam title, but I have to take it into account and learn to live with it,” she stressed.
The Czech had also been a finalist at Roland-Garros in 2019 and a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
