Vondrousova into first Wimbledon quarterfinal

LONDON, July 09 (AFP): Former French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday with a three-set win over Czech compatriot Marie Bouzkova.
World number 42 Vondrousova came through 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on the back of 37 winners and 44 unforced errors.
The 24-year-old will face either US fourth seed Jessica Pegula or unseeded Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine for a place in the semi-finals. It will be Vondrousova's first appearance in the last eight of a major since reaching the French Open final in 2019 where she was defeated by Ashleigh Barty.
Meanwhile, Mirra Andreeva's fairytale season continued Sunday when the 16-year-old Russian reached the Wimbledon fourth round.
Andreeva, who came through the qualifying tournament, defeated 22nd-seeded compatriot Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 7-5.
"Even if I wanted to show my emotions, I couldn't because I was out of breath on every point," said Andreeva.
The teenager had to battle hard in the second set, coming back from 1-4 down before squandering seven break points in the ninth game.