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Wimbledon 2024 | "It’s unreal what just happened": Barbora Krejcikova
Updated On: 14 July, 2024 07:48 AM IST | London | AFP
Krejcikova of Czech Republic beats Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in three sets to win maiden Wimbledon title; says it is the best day of her tennis career and life
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Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova with the winner’s trophy in London on Saturday. Pics/AFP
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon women’s title on Saturday for her second Grand Slam singles triumph.
Krejcikova, the 31st seed, won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 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.
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