Donna Vekic won a fantastic match against Sloane Stephens in the Wimbledon 2nd round. The Croatian player was trailing 4-6, 2-5, before winning five consecutive games and then conquering the match 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. At the end of the match, she was uncharacteristically emotional and began to cry soon after winning the match point. Donna was also fighting tears during the following on-court interview.
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Look at what it means 🙌@DonnaVekic produces a stunning fightback against Sloane Stephens 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the third round 👏#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/9FkafH43EA
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2023
Vekic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Now the world no.21, Donna owns an overall 26-10 record in 2023. Donna is currently having a run in Wimbledon where she defeated the world no.38 Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-3 and the world no.39 Sloane Stephens 4-6 7-5 6-4.
Donna Vekic will square off with the world no.42 Marketa Vondrousova in the 3rd round. Their actual record is 1-0 for Vekic.
Vekic conquered 1 title in 2023 in Monterrey. Vekic reached the final in Berlin (bett1open).
The Croatian won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Vondrousova in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.42, the Czech has achieved a composed 26-10 win-loss record in 2023. Vondrousova is currently playing in Wimbledon where she beat the world no.59 Peyton Stearns 6-2 7-5 and the world no.12 Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-3.
Marketa Vondrousova will face the world no.21 Donna Vekic in the 3rd round. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Vekic.
Donna Vekic and Marketa Vondrousova squared off only once. Their head to head is 1-0 for Vekic. When they played, Donna Vekic won 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Hobart (Hobart International) in January 2018.
Sloane Stephens in 2023
LWWWWWWWLW Currently the world no.39, Stephens played her last match on the 6th of July when she lost to world no.21 Donna Vekic 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Wimbledon (draw).
At present, during this year Sloane has a 18-13 record. Stephens has won 1 title in the Malo.
