Krejcikova rises from hell

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This past Sunday, when no one was watching –with all due respect and a sense of humor–, Barbora Krejcikova made her official comeback to the circuit after six months missing in action. At 29, the Czech player has had to navigate a very thorny path to put her playing outfit back on, but finally, the moment has arrived. Or better said, it arrived yesterday when she faced Magda Linette in the first round of the WTA 500 in Strasbourg. As expected, things didn’t go well (6-3, 6-3) after so much time without competing, although we would be unfair not to see success beyond the result.

“It has been a very difficult time for me with everything that happened in 2024, too many ups and downs. Right now, I feel good to be back, so I have to set more realistic goals to start off. If I finish this week and I am free from the pain in my back, that will be enough for me; this is my main mission,” acknowledges Barbora in a conversation with WTA where she details how her back injury originated in the spring of last year and lingered until the end of the season.

“The first two or three months, I had a pain that even affected my daily life; it was a daily issue, but then it got worse. During the Asian swing, I could feel it in such a way that I had no choice but to withdraw from some tournaments. After that, I managed to somehow fix it to make it to the WTA Finals in Riyadh, but then it was mandatory to stop until the problem was completely resolved. This is what I have been doing for the last six months,” points out the multiple Grand Slam champion, in both singles and doubles.

And some may wonder: if she was injured since the spring, how did she win Wimbledon later? Small miracles that the sports world will not be able to explain. After exiting the clay-court swing without a single victory in four tournaments, the Czech found the formula to manage the pain and, above all, to play without pressure. That's how she made it to London, and the rest is history. As the Czech explains well, the WTA Finals were the ultimate incentive to set aside the racket and embrace her future.

ZERO EXPECTATION, ZERO PAIN

For Krejcikova, who is currently outside the top 60 in the world, the journey ahead will be slow, although hopefully not as slow as her recovery. Her stint in Strasbourg began yesterday and ended today, as she also failed to advance in doubles, where she partnered with Linda Noskova. However, her words show the certainty of someone who knows perfectly well what the priorities are.

“These have been very tough times, especially because in my mind I thought the recovery would be much shorter. All I wanted was to calm down and feel better, to the point where I told myself, ‘I won't come back to play until I am completely pain-free, until I can play without pain’,” recalls with emotion the former world No. 2. "I had to postpone my entire plan until March arrived, and then I picked up a racket again. My intention was always to make it to Paris, that's why I am here,” she concludes.

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