Montgomery achieves his first major title in a bittersweet way

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Robin Montgomery has put the icing on the cake to her fairy tale at the WTA s'Hertogenbosch 2026 by clinching the title, but not in the way she expected. Barbora Krejcikova, former Wimbledon champion and Montgomery's opponent in the final, had to withdraw before stepping onto the court due to health issues, allowing the 21-year-old American to win the most significant tournament of her career.

Montgomery's story is one of ultimate resilience. After breaking into the top 100 and establishing herself as a rising talent, she injured her wrist following the Wimbledon 2025 qualifiers, forcing her to stop for 9 months. This caused her to drop well below the top 400 in the rankings, entering this tournament ranked 484th, a position that will change completely starting Monday, when she will re-enter the top 200 and reignite a more than promising career.

THAT FIRST TITLE FEELING 🤩

Robin Montgomery takes home the title @LibemaOpen due to Krejcikova’s retirement.#libemaopen pic.twitter.com/OztmuZtOPW

— wta (@WTA) June 14, 2026

The injury ordeal of Krejcikova

Despite this bittersweet ending, we must not overlook the high level at which Robin was playing, relying on her serve and proving that on grass, she is a threat to anyone. After her first significant title, it is expected that she will receive some wildcards for the remainder of the tour, although she has the necessary talent to continue climbing gradually towards securing a good ranking to compete in the most important tournaments on the circuit.

The flip side of this story is Barbora Krejcikova, whose physical condition is preventing her from being the player who won Wimbledon in 2024 and reached number 2 in the world. Over the past few months, she has been going through a real ordeal in terms of injuries and setbacks, so it remains to be seen the extent of this respiratory problem and how it will affect the rest of the grass court season, her favorite surface. 

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