In a world where many tennis players earn millions of dollars because they are considered to be in the media, there is Barbora Krejcikova. The Czech, 28 years old and 32nd on the lists, was crowned this Saturday for the second time on a major racket stage.
In 2021, he triumphed on the clay of Roland Garros and this time he did it on the grass of Wimbledon. His victim has been Jasmine Paolini (6-2, 2-6 and 6-4)who had just lost the final of the French Open with Iga Swiatek.
“It’s the best day of my career and my life. I’ve been a little luckier than her. I don’t think anyone in Brno will believe that I’ve won here,” said the winner.
Italian tennis continues to create chances, but is once again left without glory. It should be remembered that on Friday Lorenzo Musetti fell by the wayside at the hands of Novak Djokovic.
In Paris, Jannik Sinner remained in the semifinals, Paolini in the final and they also lost the doubles with Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
In memory of Novotna
Krejcikova was the fifth tennis player from the Czech Republic to win on the last Saturday of Wimbledon in the Open Era. Only the United States had had greater representation (9). Of all of them, Karolina Pliskova is the only one who missed out on the jackpot. Barbora takes over from her compatriot in the palmares Marketa Vondrousova and remembers Jana Novotna, who was her mentor and died of cancer. Novotna was the one who believed in her potential when no one else did.
