The 2024 Wimbledon women's singles final is over. 31st seed Krejcikova defeated 7th seed Paulini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in three sets to win her first Wimbledon title and her second Grand Slam title and her 12th.
In the first set, Krejcikova won cleanly, but in the second set was attacked by Paulini. However, Kretzkova found her rhythm in the deciding set, and after withstanding the pressure in the final service game to save two break points, she finally grasped her third match point and became the new Wimbledon women's singles champion.
After the match, Krejcikova choked up and cried with joy, on the one hand, because she was happy to win Wimbledon, and on the other hand, she thought of her mentor Novotna. Novotna won Wimbledon in '98 and died of cancer in '17. Before his death, the Wimbledon champion had told his disciple Kreuzkova that she was going to win a Grand Slam.
Although Kretzkova has achieved this goal at the French Open in '21, it still means a lot to be able to win a rose dew tray on the stage where her mentor has galloped. In an interview, Kretzkova said: "I never dreamed that I would win here like Novotna in 1998. ”
Kretzkova has said she should be seen as the fourth biggest woman in women's tennis today, after Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina, but the outside world doesn't think so, she is only a doubles player, after all, she has won seven women's doubles Grand Slam titles, three mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles. Now, with two Grand Slam titles on her books, she has more money to back up for what she has said.
Looking back at Kretzkova's road to winning Wimbledon, it can only be said that it is full of gold. Narrowly defeated Kudermetova in the first round in three sets, defeated Volinets in the second round, received a retirement gift from the opponent in the third round, defeated the No. 11 seed Collins in the fourth round, defeated the No. 13 seed Ostapenko in the quarter-finals, defeated the No. 4 seed and favorite Rybakina in the semi-finals, and knocked out the No. 7 seed in the final.
Kretzkova has been ranked No. 1 in the world in doubles and No. 2 in singles. Although her record began to decline after winning the French Open, she failed to prove that she has the same consistency as the Big Three, but she at least proved that she has the same ability to win at the top level as the Big Three.
In addition, the Wimbledon women's singles final also attracted many big-name stars to watch, such as Tom Cruise· Hugh · Jackman, Zendaya, and even the Chinese national couple Deng Chao and Sun Li's family of four were also watching the game, which was really star-studded!