For all the similarities between Petra Kvitova and Ons Jabeur, it will have been their differences that stood out to Jabeur on Monday morning.
Both women entered Wimbledon as top-10 seeds, with career-high rankings of No 2 in the world, and as past finalists at SW19. But while Jabeur’s sole final at the All England club ended in heartbreaking fashion one year ago, with the Tunisian beaten by Elena Rybakina in three sets, Kvitova has altogether happier memories on Centre Court. It was on this manicured lawn that the Czech claimed both of her major titles, breezing past Maria Sharapova in 2011 and dismantling a young Eugenie Bouchard in 2014.
