Wimbledon 2023: Jabeur, Vondrousova clash for title - women's final preview, how to watch

Is destiny calling Ons Jabeur?

A year after the Tunisian trailblazer made her major final debut on Centre Court, Jabeur is back into the Wimbledon championship match, where she'll meet Olympic silver medallist from Tokyo 2020, Marketa Vondrousova.

World No.6 Jabeur beat her fourth Grand Slam champion in six matches this fortnight, rallying from a set down to overcome Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3. It will be her third major final in 12 months after finishing runner-up at the 2022 US Open, too.

Vondrousova stopped fan favourite Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the previous women's semi-final on Thursday (13 July), 6-3, 6-3, the Czech lefty gaining entry to her second major final having been a finalist at Roland-Garros in 2019, as well.

Jabeur, known in tennis as "the Minister of Happiness," will have the British crowd on her side after two years of spellbinding tennis in London. She rallied from a set and 2-4 down against Sabalenka to win on Thursday, with roars from the Centre Court crowd buoying her comeback.

Jabeur and Vondrousova, the world No.42, are 3-3 head-to-head, though the Tunisian said she's aware she's lost both their match-ups played this season (Indian Wells, Australian Open).

On Friday (14 July), Novak Djokovic will lead the men's semi-final quartet, as he meets Italian Jannik Sinner, whom he came back from two-sets-to-love down against in last year's quarters.

In the other semi, world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz faces Daniil Medvedev. Djokovic is chasing a 24th major title, which would tie the all-time record.

Wimbledon 2023: Jabeur, Vondrousova set for clash

It's been an impressive road for both finallists this year, with Jabeur toppling major champions Bianca Andreescu, Petra Kvitova, Elena Rybakina and Sabalenka in consecutive matches to reach the final. 

She's just the third woman to do so at a major, joining Serena Williams and Justine Henin. 

Vondrousova shocked No.4 Jessica Pegula in the quarters on Wednesday (12 July), then confounded a frustrated Svitolina in the semi-finals with her mix of spins, angles and deft touch. Svitolina rallied from 0-4 down to 3-4 in the second set, but couldn't get any closer. 

"I'm just so happy," said Vondrousova, who missed six months in 2022 due to surgery on her wrist. She was in London a year ago to watch a tennis friend play, the two going up the London Eye as tourists for fun. 

Prior to her two wins over an injury-hampered Jabeur earlier this year, Vondrousova had lost their previous three, including on grass in Eastbourne two years ago, a match won by Jabeur 6-3, 7-6(4).

Wimbledon 2023: Schedule

Wimbledon is into its second week and is set to conclude on Sunday (16 July). A full provisional schedule for The Championships can be found here, while the daily schedule - known in tennis as the order of play - is here.

Matches on outer courts get underway at 1100 local (British Standard Time [BST] GMT +1) each day unless otherwise noted, while No.1 Court starts at 1300 and Centre Court at 1330.

• Friday, 14 July

1330 - Men's semi-finals

• Saturday, 15 July

1400- Women's singles final; men's doubles final

1100 - Wheelchair and junior finals

• Sunday, 16 July

1400 - Men's singles final; women's doubles final

1100 - Wheelchair and junior finals

Wimbledon 2023: How to watch - TV & livestream

As one of the four tennis majors, the Wimbledon has its own broadcast partners, namely the BBC in Great Britain and ESPN in the U.S.

Eurosport carries coverage across a variety of countries in Europe, while CCTV5, SMG and iQIYI are set to broadcast in the People's Republic of China. NHK and WOWOW host coverage for Japanese viewers, while Channel 9 broadcasts in Australia.

See a full list of and find out how to tune into Wimbledon broadcasters from wherever you're watching in the world. See a country-by-country breakdown of broadcasters here.