WATCH: Barbora Krejcikova in tears after watching her name go up alongside her idol Jana Novotna at Wimbledon

Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini in three sets to win her second Grand Slam title.

WATCH: Barbora Krejcikova in tears after watching her name go up alongside her idol Jana Novotna at Wimbledon

Barbora Krejcikova (Via Imago)

Barbora Kerjcikova was overcome with emotion after seeing her name go up on the Wimbledon list of winners alongside her idol Jana Novotna. The Czech won her second Grand Slam trophy after beating Jasmine Paolini in a mouth-watering final on Saturday (July 13). 

After a tough year, Krejcikova fought hard to make it to the final at SW19. She got off to a great start against Paolini, taking the first set after a couple of early breaks. However, the Italian fought back and pushed the game to a third set. 

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With both players going toe-to-toe, Krejcikova got a major lead thanks to a timely break and found herself on the cusp of victory. Despite a couple of championship points squandered, she held strong to wrap up the match 6-2-, 2-6, 6-4. 

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As tradition follows, the victor’s name gets printed on the Wimbledon wall of winners, which meant Krejcikova saw her name go up alongside her idol Novotna. It was an emotional movement for the 28-year-old as Krejcikova idolized Novotna and was moved to tears. 

Barbora Krejcikova reveala her strategy to win Wimbledon 

Czech pro Barbora Krejcikova had only seven wins to her name this year heading into Wimbledon. Despite that, she managed to find form at the right time and win the grass Major. With all the big-name players like Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka dropping out at various points, her path to the title became relatively easier. 

Barbora Krejcikova
Barbora Krejcikova (Via Imago)

After beating Elena Rbakina to reach her maiden Wimbledon final, Krejcikova spoke about how she had to make changes to her game to adapt to faster surfaces. 

I think I definitely got better on faster surfaces. I feel like I had to develop my game because everybody else is developing their game, too. It’s great that it looks like I made some progress, that I’m in another final.

Barbora Krejcikova said at a press conference

All the changes have borne fruit, as Krejcikova became the fourth Czech player to win the women’s title at Wimbledon in the Open Era after Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova, and Marketa Vondrousova. The World No. 32 is also the second-lowest-ranked player to win the title since the WTA rankings began in 1975.

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