Tennis-Czech Vondrousova ends Svitolina's run to reach Wimbledon final


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 13 Jul 2023

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 13, 2023 Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova celebrates winning her semi final match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON (Reuters) -Marketa Vondrousova showed there was no room for any gushing sentiment as she ended the remarkable run of new mum Elina Svitolina with a 6-3 6-3 victory over the Ukrainian to reach the Wimbledon final for the first time on Thursday.

In the run-up to a first All England Club women's semi-final featuring two unseeded players, Vondrousova said Svitolina was "incredible", "amazing", "a fighter" and "a super woman" for reaching the last four of a Grand Slam nine months after giving birth to daughter Skai.

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