Czech Barbora Krejcikova outlasts Italian crowd darling Jasmine Paolini in a nerve-shredding finale, adding the Wimbledon championship to her 2021 French Open triumph and 10 Grand Slam doubles titles
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The Czech doubles specialist had dominated the opening set with a near-perfect display but was then rocked by a dazzling Paolini fightback which sent the showpiece into a decider. “I was just telling myself to be brave and if the game doesn’t go my way it’s still 5-5 and we continue,” Krejcikova, who was watched by Czech-born nine-time singles champion Martina Navratilova, said when describing the nerve-shredding finale.
While there were tears of joy for the Czech, it was heartache for the popular Paolini, who lost the French Open final a few weeks ago and was bidding to become the first Italian to win a Wimbledon singles title. Krejcikova began the match in confident fashion, striking the ball sweetly on her way to a break of serve in the first game before holding for a 2-0 lead.
Chatting to herself between points, Paolini tried to fire herself up in the face of a Krejcikova onslaught but another dropped service game left her reeling and the Czech pouched the opener in 35 one-sided minutes.
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