Bouzkova goes into the biggest match of her career. She’s also facing a very unpopular opponent

For some, the holiday on 5 July is a day of rest, for Maria Bouzkova it is the biggest day of her career. the 23-year-old has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career, where she will face perhaps her toughest opponent at the moment. Tunisian queen Ons Jabeur.

A lot of Czech tennis fans will be glued to the TV from 16:30 today, devouring every stroke of the Czech sensation. Bouzkova impressed at Wimbledon and has already knocked out, among others, Danielle Collins, the eighth player in the world and finalist of the Australian Open in January.

For the first time in her career she reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, replacing her higher ranked compatriots who have already been eliminated. But now she faces her biggest test yet.

Ons Jabeur will face her on the other side of the court. Second in the WTA rankings and the best tennis player of the season after Iza Swiatek. She is currently playing in tremendous form and hasn’t lost nine matches in a row on grass. Moreover, she has not lost a set at Wimbledon.

Unpopular opponent

She is also an extremely unpopular opponent. Not humanly, on the contrary, she is very popular in the cabinet. Unpopular and unpleasant is her style of play, which literally drives her opponents crazy.

She has an extremely dexterous hand, can play practically all the shots and likes to mix them up, she also uses a lot of shorts, which the players don’t like at all from the baseline. She can also help herself in other ways, she’s called for treatment a couple of times to throw off her opponent.

“I know the girls don’t like playing me because they have no idea what to expect. I can hit the ball hard, but I can also use a slice, a slice. You never know what ball is going to come your way and that’s annoying. It would bother me, too. Seeing my opponents get mad at my tennis is my hobby,” Jabeur laughed before the quarterfinals.

But Bouzkova might not be so upset as her footwork is unbelievable and what she can pick out at times is what the mind boggles at. This slightly cuts into the Tunisian tennis player’s advantage.

So let’s wish Maria strong nerves to withstand another tough test. And keep living her Wimbledon dream.

Source: Wimbledon, WTA