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Marketa Vondrousova says she has actually scheduled a cat caretaker so her spouse can come and see her play in the Wimbledon last on Saturday.
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The world number 42 beat Ukrainian wild card Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals on Thursday and will deal with in 2015’s runner-up Ons Jabeur for the title.
Her spouse, Stepan Simek, has actually been at home taking care of Frankie the cat as she has actually powered through the draw, and now he is totally free to take a trip to the All England Club.
“He’s coming tomorrow with my sis,” she said. “We texted the cat caretaker to come to our home. He’s coming tomorrow.”
This time in 2015 the Czech gamer, 24, remained in London – however just to see her friend after having surgical treatment on a wrist injury.
“It was Miriam (Kolodziejova). We played doubles here likewise,” she said. “We’re buddies. She was playing qualies (credentials competition) for the very first time in 2015.
“With my sis, we visited her in Roehampton, then we remained for a week simply to see London and things.
“I had actually a cast on. It wanted the surgical treatment.”
She included: “We checked out the London Eye, that type of things. We shopped. We visited some good dining establishments likewise. But I believe we did shopping like, I do not understand, 5 times. It was type of insane.”
Vondrousova was a beaten finalist at the 2019 French Open and won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 however her profession has actually been blighted by injuries.
Her numerous tattoos have actually been a talking point at this year’s Wimbledon – she even confesses she does not understand the number of she has.
The Czech gamer said she had a bet with her coach that if she achieves success at Wimbledon, he will likewise get a tattoo.
“If I win a Grand Slam, he’s going to get one, so I hope I will,” she said. “Yeah, I suggest, we’ll see what takes place and what I’ll do.
“For me, it’s likewise art. I do not understand, I similar to it. I value individuals that do this.”
