Barbora Krejcikova holds off Jasmine Paolini fightback to win Wimbledon title

Barbora Krejcikova emulated mentor Jana Novotna to win her second grand slam singles title at Wimbledon.

Krejcikova kept the Venus Rosewater Dish in Czech hands following Marketa Vondrousova’s surprise triumph last year by claiming a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory over popular Italian Jasmine Paolini.

Krejcikova’s win comes 26 years after Novotna won her only slam title, lifting the trophy she most wanted having famously cried on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent five years previously following defeat by Steffi Graf.

Breathtaking. Brilliant. Barbora.

Barbora Krejcikova is the 2024 Ladies’ Singles Champion