LONDON, July 14 – Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic defeated Jasmine Paolini of Italy in three sets to claim the Wimbledon women’s singles title here on Saturday, as reported by Xinhua.
Both appearing in their first Wimbledon singles final, 31st-seeded Krejcikova was too strong in the baseline for seventh seed Paolini in the first set, breaking twice to win 6-2.
But Paolini, who reached the French Open final earlier this month, raised her game with powerful shots and took the second set 6-2.
In a tense deciding set, the 2021 French Open champion and 10-time Grand Slam doubles champion, Krejcikova, grabbed a rare chance to break, wrapping it up 6-4.
“It’s unreal what just happened,” Krejcikova said. “This is definitely the best day of my career and my life.”
