Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday.
By Howard Fendrich, Associated PressBarbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic waves to the crowd after defeating Jasmine Paolini of Italy, to win the women's singles finalat the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 13, 2024.
She was unseeded in Paris back then and was only the 31st of 32 seeds at the All England Club after illness and a back injury this season limited her to a 7-9 record entering this tournament. Jasmine Paolini of Italy plays a forehand return to Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic during the women's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 13, 2024.
She has net skills, to be sure — that’s part of why she has won seven Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, including two at Wimbledon — but Krejcikova mainly was content to stay back at the baseline, simply delivering one smooth groundstroke after another to its appointed spot and getting the better of the lengthiest exchanges.
After the lopsided first set, Paolini went to the locker room. She emerged a different player, one who no longer looked like someone burdened by residual fatigue from the longest women’s semifinal in Wimbledon history, her 2-hour, 51-minute win over Donna Vekic on Thursday.
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