Barbora Krejcikova became the new Wimbledon champion, defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final

Wimbledon 2024: Wimbledon got a new women's singles champion in the form of Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic. Barbora Krejcikova won her first Wimbledon title by defeating Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the final match.

Jul 14, 2024 - 12:15
Barbora Krejcikova became the new Wimbledon champion, defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final
Barbora Krejcikova became the new Wimbledon champion, defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final

Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic has become Wimbledon's new women's singles champion. Barbora Krejcikova won her maiden Wimbledon title, defeating Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the final. Barbora Krejcikova is the world's 32nd-ranked player, and she faced the seventh-ranked player, Jasmine Paolini. Barbora Krejcikova excelled in the Wimbledon women's final, which was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club in London.

Krejcikova started strong and comfortably won the first set, but her Italian opponent Jasmine Paolini rallied in the second set to win the match and go to the deciding set. However, Krejcikova played amazingly in the deciding set and won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to win the Wimbledon title.

Barbora had earlier won the French Open title in 2021. Apart from this, she has reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam twice. Barbora is the fifth player from the Czech Republic to reach the final. After winning the match, Krejcikova said that no one believed that I could win, I also could not believe it. I was not in very good shape before the competition started, but now I am a Wimbledon winner.

At the same time, Jasmine Paolini kept smiling after the defeat and said that it was unbelievable to be in the final. I enjoyed my time in the competition. Jasmine Paolini is the seventh-ranked player in the world and she has reached the Grand Slam finals twice in a row this season but has not won any singles Grand Slam yet.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Content Writer