On Saturday, Centre Court was bathed in sunshine as Barbora Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in a magnificent ladies’ final.
Krejcikova is now a 12-time Grand Slam winner, with ten titles in doubles and two in singles. The Czech won her other singles title at Roland-Garros in 2021.
She follows in the footsteps of her former coach and mentor Jana Novotna who passed away tragically early from cancer at age 49 in 2017.
“I never dreamed that I’d win the same trophy as Jana did in 1998,” Krejcikova said.
“Jana was the one that told me that I had potential and that I should turn pro.”
Krejcikova played a near flawless first set with her beautiful technique that creates easy power for her all-around game.
In the second set, encouraged by the crowd, the fan-favorite Italian turned things around with her agility, powerful groundstrokes, and deft touch.
(Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
In the final set, the…
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