Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam trophy by defeating Jasmine Paolini

Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final

LONDON – Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday.

Krejcikova is a 28-year-old young woman from the Czech Republic who adds this trophy to her championship in French Open 2021.

She was unseeded in Paris at that time and was only 31st of 32 seeds at the All England Club after illness and a back injury this season limited her to a 7-9 record at enter this tournament.

Krejcikova is the eighth woman to leave Wimbledon as champion in the last eight editions of the event. Last year’s champion is also from the Czech Republic: unseeded Marketa Vondrousovawho lost in the first round last week.

The seventh placed Paolini was French Open runner-up last month and is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach the finals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same season.

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