Wimbledon Women’s Deadline Updates: Jasmine Paulini and Barbora Krejcikova clash for title at All-England Club

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• Sat, Jul 13, 2024 10:10 AM EDT

  Paulini takes the next with a few nice shots. She plays smart and has more success when she keeps her shots close to the net.

  Krejcikova 6 1

  Violini 2 4

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 10:06 am EDT

  Paulini starts another game strong but makes Krejcikova hold again. The 28-year-old Italian has trouble making mistakes – especially hitting the net. Krejčíková pays for it and takes the first game of the second set.

  Krejcikova 6 1

  Violini 2 3

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 10:01 am EDT

  Piolini starts the next game strongly, but Krejcikova catches a few errors before fighting back to take the game. There isn’t much room for error in this match – both players are happy to take advantage of their opponent’s missteps.

  Krejcikova 6 0

  Violini 2 3

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:56 am EDT

  Another one for Paulini who turns the tide against Krejcikova after that tough first set. The crowd is really feeling it now.

  Krejcikova 6 0

  Violini 2 2

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:53 am EDT

  Piolini comes out with some renewed vigor on the break and takes the first game of the set. Paolini’s supporters are delighted with the victory.

  Krejcikova 6 0

  Violini 2 1

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:45 am EDT

  Set up the point for Krejcikova, who forced Piolini to run and eventually put the ball into the net. The Czech produced a strong performance to take the first set and establish a strong lead.

  Krejcikova 6

  Violini 2

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:41 am EDT

  Piolini gets the first ace of the match and pulls some rare errors from Krejcikova to win her second game. Krejčíkova could take the set with another win, but Paolini was out for at least one more game.

  Krejcikova 5

  Violini 2

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:39 am EDT

  And Krejčíková takes one more game, barely grazing the baseline with a ball. He has been doing well on the ball so far, using first serves to beat Paolini on points.

  Krejcikova 5

  Violini 1

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:34 am EDT

  Krejčíkova took another game and extended her lead, forcing Paolini to hit the net.

  Krejcikova 4

  Violini 1

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:32 am EDT

  Krejčíková starts the game strong, but Paolini creeps up to force an advantage. Krejcikova takes the game as part of a brilliant rally, Paulini runs across the court to keep the ball alive before Krejcikova delivers a death blow into the left corner.

  Krejcikova 3

  Violini 1

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:24 am EDT

  Piolini fought back to play his first game, after some effective dropshots corrected some of his errors and crossed the baseline several times. This was the longest point with two trading gains and rallies before Paulini broke through.

  Krejcikova 2

  Violini 1

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:15 am EDT

  Krejčíková already looks strong: she takes the second game with ease and quickly puts herself in the lead.

  Krejcikova 2

  Paolini 0

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:13 am EDT

  Krejcikova broke Paulini’s serve to take the first game.

  Krejcikova 1

  Paolini 0

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  Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:11 am EDT

  Krejcikova and Paolini are both 28 years old, and both are relatively undecorated – Paulini has no Grand Slam wins, while Krejcikova has a French Open title in 2021.

  Pavlini, ranked No. 7, had never won a match on Wimbledon grass prior to this tournament, but made a good start in the field with a marathon semi-final win over Donna Vekic.

  Krejcikova outlasted Elina Rybakina to win her semifinal after losing the first set; It was also his first Wimbledon final.

• Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 9:03 am EDT

  Good morning and welcome to the first Wimbledon final of the weekend. Barbora Krejcikova and Jasmine Paolini are prepped and ready to go.

  Paulini won the toss and elected to serve.