Barbora Krejcikova is the favourite for Saturday's Wimbledon final. (Image: Getty) Wimbledon finalist Barbora Krejcikova has revealed an unusual pre-match routine gets her in the mood before heading out onto the court. Krejcikova has been one of the stars of the show at Wimbledon this year , with the Czech ace defeating Jelena Ostapenko and Elena Rybakina , among others, en route to Saturday’s final.
But as the 32-year-old prepares for her first-ever Wimbledon final, Krejcikova has admitted that listening to Coldplay and playing card games is one of her favourite pre-match routines. Addressing her fans during a Q&A on social media site X , Krejcikova was asked by user @lordetraling if she liked British band Coldplay. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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” Krejcikova will be hoping Centre Court is her Paradise when she takes on Jasmine Paolini in the women’s final today. Much like Krejcikova, the Italian is an unlikely finalist, with Paolini dispatching Donna Vekic in the semi-final to set up Saturday’s clash. But despite her superior WTA ranking, Paolini will start the meeting as the outsider, with Krejcikova the bookies’ favourite to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish.
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Read our Privacy Policy Victory against Paolini would make Krejcikova the sixth Czech Wimbledon champion, while also allowing her to follow in the footsteps of former coach and compatriot Jana Novotna. The 1998 winner died of cancer in 2017, with Krejcikova paying tribute to her former aide following Thursday’s semi-final victory over Rybakina. She said: “Couple of years ago I was working with Jana Novotna, she won it here in 1998.
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