Barbora Krejcikova delivers thrilling Wimbledon women's final, wins second career Grand Slam title

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Barbora Krejcikova outlasted Jasmine Paolini Saturday to win the second Grand Slam singles title of her career.

It took Krejcikova three match points to overcome a fierce comeback by Paolini, but she ultimately defeated the Italian tennis star 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the women's Wimbledon final in London.

Moments after she won the prestigious title for the first time, Krejcikova said she hoped her victory at the All England Club made the late Jana Novotná proud.

"The only thing that was going through my head," Krejcikova said of that moment, "was that I miss Jana a lot. It was just very, very emotional. ... I think she would be proud."

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Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia poses with the singles trophy after her victory against Jasmine Paolini of Italy during Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club July 13, 2024, in London.  (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Krejcikova grew up admiring Novotná, the 1998 Wimbledon champion. Novotná and Krejcikova are both natives of the Czech Republic. Novotná once encouraged Krejcikova to stick with tennis and predicted she would one day win a Grand Slam.

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Even after holding on to win on her third match point, Krejcikova insisted that nobody — not her friends, not her family, not even herself — would believe what she's accomplished. It was relatively unlikely, after all, given that she dealt with a back injury and illness this season and her record in 2024 was just 7-9 when she arrived at the grass court major.

Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia celebrates winning