Vondrousova battles past qualifier Wang to win Berlin Open final

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova needed three sets to subdue Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu on Sunday and win the Berlin Open title, completing an improbable run to her first trophy since her London triumph two years ago.

MARKETA ON GRASS 🏆✨🏆@VondrousovaM | #BTO pic.twitter.com/0vlw0HIT9O

— wta (@WTA) June 22, 2025

The 25-year-old Czech, ranked 164th in the world after an injury-plagued 12 months and featuring in her first final since winning Wimbledon two years ago, saved six setpoints in a tight first-set tiebreak.

The 23-year-old Wang showed few nerves on her maiden singles tour final, and levelled after breaking her opponent once in the second set.

But Vondrousova, who also beat Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the first round and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal in Berlin, raced back with two breaks of her own to go 4-1 up in the decider.

Statement made 👊@VondrousovaM claims the title in Berlin after defeating Wang in a three set thriller. #BTO pic.twitter.com/ONRxOap2Cs

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She then played a perfect service game at 5-2, with a superb dropshot, a crosscourt backhand winner and powerful forehand that forced an error by Wang on matchpoint No 1.