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Wimbledon 2024: Krejcikova topples former winner Rybakina to reach first final
Updated On: 12 July, 2024 08:05 PM IST | London | IANS
Krejcikova took 2 hours and 7 minutes to turn around the match and seal victory on Centre Court and will now meet Italy`s Jasmine Paolini, who had earlier scored a hard-fought victory over Donna Vekic of Croatia earlier in the day
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Czech Republic`s Barbora Krejcikova eyes the ball as she she returns it against Kazakhstan`s Elena Rybakina during their women`s singles semi-final tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Pic/AFP
Three years after making a breakthrough by winning the French Open title in 2021, Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic stormed back after losing the first set to storm into her second Grand Slam singles final after a stirring semifinal win at Wimbledon on Thursday.
The No.31 seed Krejcikova booked her spot in Saturday`s summit clash after battling past No.4 seed Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback win in the second semifinal on Thursday.
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