Championship Saturday at Wimbledon is here, and for the eighth consecutive tournament, dating back to 2016 — the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — there will be a different ladies’ singles champion.
No. 31 seed Barbora Krejčíková from Czechia is after her second Grand Slam title, having won the French Open back in 2021. She’ll face off against No. 7 Jasmine Paolini, who’s in search of a first Grand Slam title after being the runner-up at the French Open earlier this year. In addition to being the first Italian woman to make the singles final at the All-England Club, Paolini is also the first woman to make the finals at the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year since Serena Williams accomplished the feat in 2016 (she lost in Paris, but won in London).
Krejčíková bested 2022 champion No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina in her semifinal matchup and Paolini beat unseeded Donna Vekic to make it to Saturday’s final. Both matches were thrilling three-setters, and the Paolini-Vekic match was the longest ladies’ semifinal match in Wimbledon history at 2 hours, 51 minutes.
How to watch the Wimbledon Ladies’ singles final
31. Barbora Krejcikova vs. 7. Jasmine Paolini
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Time: 9 a.m. ET
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Location: All-England Club, Centre Court | London
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Channel: ESPN
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Stream: ESPN+, FuboTV
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And Krejčíková takes yet another game, off a ball that barely grazed the baseline. She’s been placing the ball well so far, taking advantage of first serves and beating Paolini on points.
Krejčíková 5
Paolini 1
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Krejčíková takes another game, forcing Paolini to hit into the net and expanding her lead.
Krejčíková 4
Paolini 1
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Krejčíková starts the game strong, but lets Paolini creep up to force an advantage. Krejčíková takes the game in part off of an impressive rally, with Paolini running all over the court to keep the ball alive before Krejčíková delivers a death blow to the far left corner.
Krejčíková 3
Paolini 1
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Paolini fight back to take her first game, with some effective dropshots offsetting some of her errors, after hitting it past the baseline multiple times. This was the longest point yet, with the two trading advantages and rallies before Paolini broke through.
Krejčíková 2
Paolini 1
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Krejčíková looks strong already: She takes the second game easily, and gives herself a quick lead.
Krejčíková 2
Paolini 0
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Krejčíková breaks Paolini’s serve and takes the first game.
Krejčíková 1
Paolini 0
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Krejčíková and Paolini are both 28, and are both relatively unadorned — Paolini does not have any Grand Slam wins, while Krejčíková has one, a French Open title in 2021.
Paolini, ranked No. 7, had never won a match on the Wimbledon grass before this tournament, but has moved well through the field, defeating Donna Vekić in a marathon semifinal.
Krejčíková outlasted Elena Rybakina to win her semifinal after losing the first set; this is her first Wimbledon final as well.
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Good morning, and welcome to the first Wimbledon final of the weekend. Barbora Krejčíková and Jasmine Paolini are set and ready to go.
Paolini wins the toss and elects to serve.
