The last time the famous Serena Williams was able to advance to the quarterfinals of the US Open less than two months after winning Wimbledon was in 2016.

After that, Garbiné Muguruza (4th round), Angelique Kerberová (3rd round), Simona Halepová (2nd round), Ashleigh Bartyová (3rd round) and Jelena Rybakinová (3rd round) failed successively. when transitioning from grass to hard.

Until now, Vondroušová has also shown the difficulty of ensuring big results at the next Grand Slam.

He was a little surprised by that. Upon returning to the court as the new Wimbledon champion, she experienced an unpleasant nervous breakdown.

Doubts gnawed at him about how he would follow up such phenomenal success.

“I didn’t expect this, to be honest. I was in a very difficult position, there was a lot of pressure. But I’m proud of the way I kept my courage, the way I continued playing. I’m very grateful,” gushed the 24-year-old I. ČLTK Prague Club player at a press conference.

He had already let out the dry tears that had flowed from his eyes several tens of minutes before.

During the round of 16 against Payton Stearns, Vondroušová was tormented by hand pain, only pills saved her. However, after the match, she had to tell her friend Barbora Strýcová that she could not play in the doubles.

Heartbreaking footage of Vondrous crying and his Uncles comforting him spread around the world.

“It’s very sad because this is Bára’s last tournament. I cried, I told him I didn’t want to do it. It was a difficult decision. But health must come first and Bára understands me. I am grateful that he still supports me. me,” Vondroušová said.

Even before the tournament started, he praised Strýcová.

She told how she always looked up to her, watching her matches, cheering during the Fed Cup and how Strýcová was always her mother’s favorite. But now he has to prioritize his own health, which has bothered him greatly over the past few years.

“I had a lot of injuries and I didn’t want to play with other players,” he said, complaining about the harder ball and tight schedule.

He had to play the third round as the last in the day’s program, and he started the fourth round first. He didn’t even have time to train on his days off and admitted he didn’t get enough sleep in the last few days.

Vondroušová knows that she has to be careful of herself. A year ago, after wrist surgery, he was not even in the top 100 in the world, he was looking for a way back with difficulty. He had to rebuild his shattered self-confidence.

Today he rose to sixth place in the live rankings, becoming the No. 1 Czech player. 1, Wimbledon winner and a girl having her second incredible Grand Slam match in a row.

Williams was ultimately eliminated in the semifinals in 2016 by Czech Karolína Plíšková. And another Czech-American duel now also awaits Vondroušová. After Payton Stearns, who lost the first set of the tournament, she will challenge experienced hitter Madison Keys.

“Maddie is in top form, we trained together before the tournament and she played well. It will be a tough match, but anything can happen in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. I will leave everything on the court,” said the Sokolov native.

She will face Keys – the former world number seven and current world seventeenth player – for the first time in her career. Bookmakers slightly favored the American, perhaps due to the Czech’s health complications.

Vondroušová has won eleven Grand Slam matches in a row, which has only been achieved by two tennis players in the last five years, the biggest stars of the moment, Iza Šwiateková and Aryna Sabalenková.

Czech fans can continue to dream a bold dream: a pure national final at the US Open. Markéta Vondroušová and Karolína Muchová need to win two more matches to do so.