
It had been a while since a Grand Slam champion surprised us as much as in this Wimbledon 2024. The chosen one to lift the title was finally Barbora Krejcikova, someone who already had an individual title at Roland Garros in her resume, but also someone who had been having a season filled with bad experiences, to the point that her goal in London this edition was only to get past the first round. It was under that mindset that her latest success at Wimbledon 2024 began to take shape.
In a direct interview with WTA, Krejcikova confesses the difficulties she had to face in the last months of the calendar, forced to miss numerous WTA 1000 tournaments due to an injury and facing the grass court season without having won a single match since February. But sometimes tennis reserves the best for the end, for those relentless players who never give up... and never lose their talent. That's the case for the Czech, who has gone from being a forgotten champion in the locker room to being the first Czech in the Open Era to win two different Grand Slams. Quite an achievement, proving that in sports, nothing is ever certain.
A Surprising Tournament
“I had no expectations at this point in the season, as I hadn't been doing well at all. I was very happy after Birmingham, where I managed to win two matches, but then in Eastbourne, I lost in the first round. In Wimbledon, all I wanted was to win in the first round, to start on the right foot; anything that came after would be a bonus. It wasn't until after the final that I realized this was something truly special.”
Winning Seven Matches in Two Weeks
“I don't know how I did it, but I love playing big matches in big stadiums, it's something I really enjoy and work for. When I step on the court, I leave everything out there, I just tell myself: ‘Okay, this is the moment.’ I always wanted to be there, so I try to enjoy every moment. Once you have memories of a final, you try to apply that same attitude on every occasion.”
The Key to Her Success
“I can't explain it, I just tried to fight and give it my all, battling for every ball, every match, every set, and every game. The truth is, it's super hard to win seven matches, especially when they are all so challenging. Having done it twice in my career is unreal, incredible; that's what I'm most proud of, the fighting spirit I showed during these two weeks, always living in the present moment. I started to believe that miracles can happen, that I could really win Wimbledon.”
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