While last year she had a dream tournament, this year she already finished in the first round. Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová (25) will not remember this year’s Wimbledon fondly. And that’s also because of the words of tennis legend Jan Kodeš (78), who criticized last year’s champion. But Markéta didn’t like that!
The words that hurt Markéta Vondroušová. This was exactly the criticism of the legendary tennis player Jan Kodeš, who did not take napkins with the currently sixth player in the WTA rankings. “Of course I saw it and I absolutely did not understand her performance. She started both sets by double-faulting and immediately losing serve. Instead of grinding out, she started again from the second set.” Kodeš let himself be heard when responding to the Czech media.
“It seemed to me that she didn’t mind that she lost. I don’t want to say that there was disinterest, but her zeal was not there.” added the Wimbledon winner from 1973. The criticism was also noticed by Vondroušová herself, who subsequently decided to respond on the social network. “Let’s put those people who are already worried enough about it down even more, it will surely help them a lot” wrote Vondroušová scathingly on Instagram.
This whole situation is all the more spicy because Kodeš meets Vondroušová in Štvanice. So they know each other personally. But now the likeable player has to put all her worries behind her and focus on the upcoming Olympics in Paris. Will Markéta take home a pancake from the capital of France, as she did in Tokyo, where she won the silver medal?
Tennis player Markéta Vondroušová responded to the criticism of the legendary Jan Kodeš.