Top Tennis Barbora Krejkova of the Czech Republic, exactly one year following she complained of being overlooked as a star Wimbledon is excited to be the center of attention and is preparing for Saturday’s final once morest Italy’s Jasmine Paulini, who reached her first Wimbledon final.
According to the news agency AFP, Barbora Krejkova felt that she was not being given the same importance as tennis players Iga Svitek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. She expressed her concerns regarding being overlooked in the conversation regarding the best female tennis players.
At the time he said: ‘It’s just regarding Ega, Ariana and Elena and I’m nowhere.’
The Czech, who won the French Open title in 2021, was a Grand Slam winner by then and had beaten Svitek, Sabalenka and Rybakina, but a flurry of injuries and illness dropped Barbora Krajkova down the rankings, showing That she lost in her campaign to be recognized as a good player.
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When she arrived at Wimbledon two weeks ago, the world number 32 was struggling following a disappointing first-round defeat at the French Open.
Yet they have put in a strong performance over the last 15 days to prove that they too deserve to be counted alongside world number one Switech & Co.
He said: ‘I felt I needed to improve everything. I think I have become more proficient on the fast courts. I had to improve my game because everyone was improving their game. It seems my game has improved a bit, I’m in another final.’
The 28-year-old Barbora Krejkova, who is playing in her second Grand Slam final, won just three singles matches in five months before her return to form at Wimbledon.
She defeated 11th seed Danielle Collins in the fourth round and former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the quarterfinals before defeating 2022 champion Rybakina in three sets in the semifinals.
He is inspired by 1998 All England Club winner Jana Navotna, who coached him for a period before his death from cancer in 2017.
Barbora Krijekova said: ‘She kept telling me so many stories regarding her journey to winning Wimbledon. When we were talking, I was far behind and now I am in the finals. I have faced many difficult periods. I never thought I would reach the Wimbledon final.’
Italy’s Jasmine Paulini, on the other hand, is eyeing her maiden Grand Slam title following an unexpected run to the final.
Jasmine Paulini defeated Donna Vecic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) following two hours and 51 minutes in the longest semi-final in Wimbledon history.
28-year-old Jasmine is the first Italian woman to reach the final of the Wimbledon Championships.
It is a stunning achievement for her, who had not won a tour-level match on grass until last month in Eastbourne, England, and had lost in the first round in her last three visits to Wimbledon. .
Jasmine Paulini of Italy celebrates following winning a point once morest Emma Navarro of the United States during the women’s singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the Wimbledon Championships on July 9, 2024 in London. (AFP)
She had also failed to go beyond the second round of a Grand Slam this year.
But 2024 has been a great one for Jasmine Paulini, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open but lost to Svetek.
Even Jasmine Paulini’s streak of success is surprising to her.
He said: ‘I have no words to describe.’
Seventh-ranked Jasmine Paulini has become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach consecutive Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals.
This final will be the second time that Barbora Krejkova and Jasmine Paulini will face each other and this match will be very different from the first one.
The two met in the first leg of the qualifying round of the 2018 Australian Open, with Barbora Krejkova winning without dropping a set.
Barbora Krejkova said: ‘It was a long time ago, it was a good journey for both of us to reach the Wimbledon final.’
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2024-07-14 07:23:46