Tennis
Grass Season
Markéta Vondroušová has landed her first WTA title since Wimbledon in 2023, taking home the Berlin Open with a three-set victory over Wang Xinyu.
Both players held their own respective droughts they wished to wipe clean in the searing Berlin heat. Vondroušová, having been plagued with injury since her triumph two years ago at the All England Club, her left shoulder clad with tape, looked to put a definitive end to a 24-month period which threatened to curtail her career. Wang, meanwhile, was playing in her maiden WTA final.
The nerves were palpable throughout before Vondroušová streaked away with the deciding set, taking the match 7-6 (12-10), 4-6, 6-2.
