Wimbledon women’s final: Paolini vs. Krejcikova live updates
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 final31. Barbora Krejcikova vs. 7. Jasmine Paolini
Time: 9 a.m. ET
Location: All-England Club, Centre Court | London
Channel: ESPN
Stream: ESPN+, FuboTV
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Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:53 PM GMT+2
Paolini comes out of the break with some renewed vigor, and takes the first game of the set. The heavily pro-Paolini crowd is pleased with that win.
Krejčíková 6 0
Paolini 2 1
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:45 PM GMT+2
Set point for Krejčíková, and she forces Paolini to run and eventually put the ball into the net. A strong showing from the Czech player to take the first set and set up a strong lead.
Krejčíková 6
Paolini 2
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:41 PM GMT+2
Paolini gets the first ace of the match, and pulls a few rare errors out of Krejčíková to win her second game. Krejčíková can take the set with another win, but Paolini draws the set out for at least one more game.
Krejčíková 5
Paolini 2
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:39 PM GMT+2
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
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:34 PM GMT+2
Krejčíková takes another game, forcing Paolini to hit into the net and expanding her lead.
Krejčíková 4
Paolini 1
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM GMT+2
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
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:24 PM GMT+2
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
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:15 PM GMT+2
Krejčíková looks strong already: She takes the second game easily, and gives herself a quick lead.
Krejčíková 2
Paolini 0
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:13 PM GMT+2
Krejčíková breaks Paolini’s serve and takes the first game.
Krejčíková 1
Paolini 0
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:11 PM GMT+2
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.
Sat, July 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM GMT+2
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.
