Wimbledon champ Vondroušová becomes Czech tennis player of year

Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová has won the Golden Canary poll for best Czech tennis player of the year for the first time. The 24-year-old native of Sokolov received the award at a ceremony in Prague on Wednesday evening. She also won the award for the best female player of the year.

Among the men, Australian Open quarter-finalist Jiří Lehečka won the award for the best male player of the year for the third time in a row.

Author: Ian Willoughby