Tennis: Krejcikova wins Wimbledon for second Grand Slam singles title
Al Jazeera
The former French Open champion held off Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in three sets to win her first Wimbledon title.
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon women’s title for her second Grand Slam singles triumph.
Krejcikova, the 31st seed, won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday to add the 2024 All England Club crown to her 2021 French Open victory.
Her win comes 26 years after her mentor Jana Novotna, who died of cancer in 2017, claimed the Wimbledon title.
“Before she passed away, she told me to go and win a Slam. I did that in Paris in 2021, but I never dreamed of winning the same trophy that Jana did,” said the 28-year-old Krejcikova, who secured the title in a nervy final service game on a third championship point.
“It’s unreal what just happened. The best day of my tennis career and the best day of my life.
