Marketa Vondrousova on the pain of losing her marriage and beloved pet cat Frankie.
Written by Richard Pagliaro |@Itenisi_Manje| Thursday, April 25, 2024
Less than a year after he ascended to the top, Marketa Vondrousov he endures personal grief.
The Wimbledon winner announced she and her husband Stepan Simek they are in the middle of a divorce—and her husband has taken the cat she loves Frankie.
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"I haven't really had a good time in the last few weeks. My marriage with Stepan ended a few weeks ago, we separated," Vondrousova told Czech Blesk website. "He went out with the cat."
The divorces end a close relationship of eight years. The couple, who started dating as teenagers in 206, got engaged around the 2020 Olympics. They got married on July 16, 2022.
"It didn't work for us," Vondrousova said. "It was not what we both thought, so we agreed that we would not be together anymore.
"We are now officially settling the divorce, but we have agreed on everything."
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During her run for the Wimbledon title last summer, a phone call to her husband helped Vondroussova calm her nerves to call for a classic update.
Olympic silver medalist Vondrousova recovered from 1-4, reeling off five straight games to upset fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the Wimbledon in a consolation victory over No. 1 Court.
Facing a 1-3 deficit when the match was stopped by rain to cover the retractable roof, Vondrousova did not contact her coach. Instead, the 24-year-old Czech got busy pushing buttons.
Vondrousova called her husband, Simik, at home in Prague, who encouraged her by telling her she was playing a big game and urging her to keep fighting.
"[My husband said] went well together, [you're] fair play," Vondrousova said. "He just said, Try to fight. You play well. You are playing a very good game.
"Yes, that was it. I mean, I think the break actually helped. It was good."
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