Overview

• Krejcikova rebounded from an early break on Court Two to take the first set, dropped the second and clinched the decider for a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win.
• The 29-year-old sat out until May with a back injury, lost in the second round at the French Open and withdrew from Eastbourne with a thigh problem.
• Entering Wimbledon with just eight matches this season, she has overturned deficits in both the first and second rounds.
• Seeded 17th as the defending champion, she won her maiden Wimbledon title in 2024 by defeating Jasmine Paolini.
• She called stepping onto Centre Court “a very beautiful and just very joyful experience” in her pursuit of consecutive Grand Slam crowns.