“USA has bred quite a few” – Rennae Stubbs triggers American fans by claiming Czech Republic as greatest tennis nation following Marketa Vondrousova’s Wimbledon title

Former doubles world no. 1 Rennae Stubbs' assertion that the Czech Republic is the greatest women's tennis country has sparked a spirited debate on social media.

“USA has bred quite a few” – Rennae Stubbs triggers American fans by claiming Czech Republic as greatest tennis nation following Marketa Vondrousova’s Wimbledon title

Rennae Stubbs and Marketa Vondrousova (Credits: Reuters and Wimbledon)

In the aftermath of Czech player Marketa Vondrousova winning the Wimbledon women’s singles title this year, several tennis fans and pundits have hailed the Czech Republic’s pedigree as a tennis nation. Given its size and population, the Eastern European country has been unusually productive in producing tennis talent, even more so in the women’s category.

Former doubles no. 1 and Serena Williams’ coach Rennae Stubbs tweeted on the same, highlighting this anomaly. “The Czech Republic is the greatest female tennis country we’ve ever seen! Think about the population & size & the amount of great players it’s produced! Martina, Hana, Helena, Jana, Petra, Karolina, Barbora, Muchova, Marketa, Strycova! I could go on but u get my point!”

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Marketa Vondrousova’s title run is yet another addition to a string of achievements by Czech women in women’s tennis. Some great names playing on tour currently include Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, former no. 1 Karolina Pliskova, doubles no. 1 Katerina Siniakova, Karolina Muchova and many others.

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Twitter users debate between US and Czech Republic as the most dominant country in women’s tennis

Marketa Vondrousova, Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova
Marketa Vondrousova, Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova (Credits: Wimbledon, Eurosport and Tennis Majors)

Rennae Stubbs’ tweet ignited a heated debate on social media, with fans on Twitter passionately discussing which country has made the greatest contributions to women’s tennis. The debate primarily revolved around two prominent contenders, the Czech Republic and the United States.

Some tweets also spoke in support of Stubbs’ claim, sharing that Czech women’s tennis has always been a dominant force since the early 60’s when noted player Helena Sukova’s mother Vera Sukova made the Wimbledon finals in 1962, even before the open era. Martina Navratilova was the country’s first tennis superstar. She cemented the country’s position as a tennis powerhouse starting from the 1970’s.

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Vondrousova is the lowest ranked player to win Wimbledon since the rankings formally began in 1975. She is also the first unseeded player to achieve the feat. Being at the age of 24, Vondrousova has plenty of time to climb further in the rankings and secure more big titles.

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