Barbora Krejcikova vs Jasmine Paolini Preview & Prediction | 2024 Wimbledon Championships | Final
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The women’s Singles trophy will have a new name on it this year as Barbora Krejcikova and Jasmine Paolini lock horns after both came from behind to win their respective semi-finals.
START DATE/TIME: Saturday 13th July, 2024, UK – not before 1:00pm / US ET – not before 8:00am / US PT – not before 5:00am
VENUE: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England
SURFACE: Outdoor grass
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – BBC & Eurosport / US – ESPN International & the Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – BBC iPlayer & Eurosport Player / US – Tennis Channel
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BARBORA KREJCIKOVA VS JASMINE PAOLINI PREDICTION
Things were not looking good for Barbora Krejcikova after the first set of her semi-final with former champion Elena Rybakina, as she was thoroughly outplayed by her opponent and looked like she would struggle to hold on. However, something clicked for the Czech star early in the second set, and she managed to wrestle control of the match and ultimately prevail v in three sets.
Jasmine Paolini showed all the qualities that have led to her best year on tour in Thursday’s record-breaking semi-final win over Donna Vekic. Like Krejcikova, the Italian lost the first set but fought back superbly and she clinched a deciding set tie-break 10-8 to reach a second successive Grand Slam final. The contest, coming in at two hours and 49 minutes, was the longest ever women’s semi-final at Wimbledon.
There are a lot of interesting parallels between these two players. Born just 17 days apart, the 28-year-old pair were late bloomers in terms of their tennis career as neither were regular Grand Slam participants until around four years ago. Krejcikova is a former French Open champion having gone all the way at Roland-Garros in 2021, while Paolini reached the final in Paris just last month.
Krejcikova has only dropped one set en route to the final and will no doubt be full of confidence, but this just seems to be Paolini’s year. The Italian will have learned from her heavy French Open final defeat to Iga Swiatek last month, and has shown incredible mental resolve throughout the last two weeks at the All England Club. The bookies make Krejcikova the favourite here, and understandably so, but we’re tipping Paolini to get over the line in a tight contest.
BARBORA KREJCIKOVA VS JASMINE PAOLINI TIP: JASMINE PAOLINI TO WIN 2-1
