Barbora Krejcikova earned the second Grand Slam title of her career and hoisted the Wimbledon trophy for the first time after she defeated Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
Barbora Krejcikova outlasted Jasmine Paolini Saturday to win the second Grand Slam singles title of her career. It took Krejcikova three match points to overcome a fierce comeback by Paolini, but she ultimately defeated the Italian tennis star 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the women's Wimbledon final in London. Moments after she won the prestigious title for the first time, Krejcikova said she hoped her victory at the All England Club made the late Jana Novotná proud.
Even after holding on to win on her third match point, Krejcikova insisted that nobody — not her friends, not her family, not even herself — would believe what she's accomplished. It was relatively unlikely, after all, given that she dealt with a back injury and illness this season and her record in 2024 was just 7-9 when she arrived at the grass court major. Krejcikova is the eighth woman to leave Wimbledon as the champion in the past eight editions of the event.
reporter asked Krejcikova what she’d like to say to Novotná now that they both are Wimbledon champions. 'Well, I think I would turn it around,' Krejcikova said with a smile. 'I would like to hear what she would tell me.' The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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