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Scottish Sun
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Wimbledon champion Barbara Krejcikova ‘glued to bed for days' after having blood pressure taken during tearful loss
WIMBLEDON champion Barbora Krejcikova has revealed that she was "glued to her bed for days" after her title defence was ended by Emma Navarro in round three. The Czech star, 29, has suffered with several injury issues since triumphing in SW19 12 months ago. 5 Barbora Krejcikova needed to have her blood pressure taken during her third round match Credit: Getty 5 Krejcikova, 29, struggled physically as she lost to Emma Navarro Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 5 She became emotional during the defeat Credit: PA Determined to try to defend her title, Krejcikova battled through the first two rounds before being beaten 2-6 6-3 6-4 by Navarro. During the match, the two-time Grand Slam singles champion required her blood pressure to be taken, and was later in floods of tears before serving to stay in the contest. Following her exit, Krejcikova also withdrew from the women's doubles event, in which she was partnering Chan Hao-ching. Opening up on her ordeal, the popular star wrote on Instagram: "This one still hurts… "Wimbledon will always hold a special place in my heart. Coming back after a 6-month break due to a back injury, my goal was simply to step on the grass and make it through the first round. "I did that. And I started to feel more like myself again. That's what made my third round loss so bittersweet. "I felt great mentally, but during the match, my body just stopped responding. At first, I thought I ate too early but nothing helped, not even during the match. "Later, I found out it was a viral infection that glued me to bed for days. 5 WIMBLEDON 2025 LIVE - FOLLOW ALL THE LATEST SCORES AND UPDATES FROM A THRILLING FORTNIGHT AT SW19 "It's what forced me to withdraw from doubles the next day, something that was incredibly hard. "I'm proud of how far I've come, of the fight I showed, and of the journey back. Sabalenka vs Anisimova Wimbledon semi-final suspended for medical emergency as medics rush into crowd to help "And I'm so grateful for the love and energy from the Wimbledon crowd and the fans. You are truly amazing. "See you next year, Wimbledon." Krejcikova went into her Wimbledon defence as the No17 seed in SW19. But following her third round exit, her ranking is set to plummet to No77 when Monday's updated list comes out.
The Irish Sun
10-07-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Wimbledon champion Barbara Krejcikova ‘glued to bed for days' after having blood pressure taken during tearful loss
WIMBLEDON champion Barbora Krejcikova has revealed that she was "glued to her bed for days" after her title defence was ended by Emma Navarro in round three. The Czech star, 29, has suffered with several injury issues since 3 Barbora Krejcikova needed to have her blood pressure taken during her third round match Credit: Getty 3 Krejcikova, 29, struggled physically as she lost to Emma Navarro Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Determined to try to defend her title, Krejcikova battled through the first two rounds before being beaten 2-6 6-3 6-4 by Navarro. During the match, the two-time Grand Slam singles champion required her Following her exit, Krejcikova also withdrew from the women's doubles event, in which she was partnering Chan Hao-ching. Opening up on her ordeal, the popular star wrote on Instagram: "This one still hurts… READ MORE WIMBLEDON NEWS "Wimbledon will always hold a special place in my heart. Coming back after a 6-month break due to a back injury, my goal was simply to step on the grass and make it through the first round. "I did that. And I started to feel more like myself again. That's what made my third round loss so bittersweet. "I felt great mentally, but during the match, my body just stopped responding. At first, I thought I ate too early but nothing helped, not even during the match. "Later, I found out it was a viral infection that glued me to bed for days. Most read in Tennis 3 WIMBLEDON 2025 LIVE - FOLLOW ALL THE LATEST SCORES AND UPDATES FROM A THRILLING FORTNIGHT AT SW19 "It's what forced me to withdraw from doubles the next day, something that was incredibly hard. "I'm proud of how far I've come, of the fight I showed, and of the journey back. Sabalenka vs Anisimova Wimbledon semi-final suspended for medical emergency as medics rush into crowd to help "And I'm so grateful for the love and energy from the Wimbledon crowd and the fans. You are truly amazing. "See you next year, Wimbledon." Krejcikova went into her Wimbledon defence as the No17 seed in SW19. But following her third round exit, her ranking is set to plummet to No77 when Monday's updated list comes out.
Indian Express
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Wimbledon: Serena Williams won back-to-back titles a decade back; now in 2025, women's singles will see a 8th straight new champion
A lot has been said about the plethora of upsets in the first week of Wimbledon this year. The seeds have tumbled – and many of them top 10 – in the first couple of rounds and the draws have been decimated even before the round of 16 on both sides. But flying under that particular radar, is the fact that for the 8th straight edition a new Women's Singles champion will be crowned next Saturday. The tournament originally had former champions like Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova, and a throwback contender in Petra Kvitova, who was the only 2-time winner in the main draw and bid an emotional farewell this year. And of course, there was the defending champion Barbora Krejcikova. But there were early defeats of Rybakina and Krejcikova on Saturday too which officially marked the end of any former winners' presence. The WTA Tour is known for its unpredictability and nothing illustrates it more than the fact that Wimbledon 2025 will see a new first-time women's singles champion crowned for the 8th straight time. Whoever takes home the trophy on July 12 will be the ninth woman to do so in the event's past nine editions. The plethora of upsets also meant that former world No 1 Iga Swiatek and current world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka are the only two players able to reach the Fourth Round at each of the last four Women's Singles Grand Slam events according to Opta. The tournament has already lost six of the top-10 seeds: 2 Coco Gauff, 3 Jessica Pegula, 4 Jasmine Paolini, 5 Zheng Qinwen, 6 Madison Keys, 9 Paula Badosa. Remarkably, among the players still active at Wimbledon this year: Solana Sierra, a lucky loser from the qualifying rounds; 37-year-old Laura Siegemund, oldest player left in the draw; world No 50 and 51 in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Sonay Kartal. Krejcikova lost to No. 10 seed Emma Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round on Saturday, extending a recent run of one-and-done winners at the All England Club. Czech Krejcikova, seeded 17, led by a set and a break of serve but faded badly and looked physically drained in the final set in which she required treatment from the doctor. A distressed Krejcikova, who has had a difficult season plagued by a back injury, battled on but appeared to be in tears as she prepared to serve to stay in the tournament at 3-5 in the decider, bravely holding serve to prolong the contest. But Navarro held her nerve to seal victory and ensure that, for the eighth Wimbledon in a row, the women's singles champion will be a first-time winner. Despite the support of a sympathetic crowd, Krejcikova looked close to collapse at times in the finals stages as her Wimbledon reign came to a bitter end. Rybakina was sent spinning out of the Wimbledon third round on Saturday, the 11th-seeded Kazakh undone by the irresistible momentum of Denmark's Clara Tauson. On a blustery Court Two, Tauson – previously winless in three main-draw visits to the All England Club – barely put a toe out of line, breezing through their rain-interrupted duel 7-6(6) 6-3. This was a statement victory for the 22-year-old Dane, seeded 23rd, who at last broke her duck against the 2022 Wimbledon champion after two prior defeats. 'Grass,' 2022 champion Rybakina said after her third-round exit Saturday, 'is very unpredictable.' Naomi Osaka, a former No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion on the hard courts of the U.S. Open and Australian Open, slipped and hurt her knee nearly a decade ago on grass and that created fear, she said. She has never been past the third round at Wimbledon. Why are the All England Club's grass courts so unpredictable? Plenty of top players learned to play tennis on hard courts, especially in North America, or clay courts, especially in Europe and Latin America. Grass? Not so much, except for those from England or Australia. It's an acquired taste and skill, and it doesn't help anyone that the portion of the season spent on the turf is so abbreviated. 'Usually when I was on grass,' joked Eva Lys, a 23-year-old German who reached the second round at Wimbledon, 'it was when I was tanning.' There are more than 35 hard-court tournaments listed on the 2025 WTA calendar, 11 held on clay and seven on grass, which is used from June 9 through Wimbledon. (With agency inputs)
New Indian Express
06-07-2025
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Emma Navarro beats defending Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova. There will be a first-time winner
LONDON: Emma Navarro describes herself as "stubborn" and her tennis as "scrappy." The American's attitude and game both were in just the right places at Wimbledon on Saturday, when she pulled off another Grand Slam victory over a defending champion by eliminating Barbora Krejcikova 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Sending an ill and dizzy Krejcikova home in the third round, the 10th-seeded Navarro extended a recent run of one-and-done winners at the All England Club and assured the grass-court major of yet another first-time women's champion. "Something I take a lot of pride in is being tough and fighting till the last point, no matter what the circumstances are. It's something I always try to do," said Navarro, who was born in New York, grew up in South Carolina and won the 2021 NCAA championship for the University of Virginia. "I could never live with myself if I ever gave up. It's just not in my nature. I don't think it's in any of my family members' nature to ever give up on anything. I guess we're a stubborn bunch." Krejcikova faded in the third set, getting her blood pressure checked at the changeover after Navarro broke her to lead 3-2 at No. 1 Court. Krejcikova ate a banana and drank liquids during the medical timeout, while Navarro walked to her guest box and spoke to her coach during the break in action. When play resumed, Krejcikova showed clear signs of being in distress, often leaning over and placing her hands on her knees between points. "I was actually feeling worse and worse," said Krejcikova, who was seeded 17th but now will tumble out of the top 70 in the WTA rankings. "It's very sad for me and very unfortunate." This is hardly Navarro's first big win on a big stage. Last year, she eliminated Coco Gauff at Wimbledon to reach her first major quarterfinal. Then, in a rematch a couple of months later, Navarro won again at the U.S. Open — where Gauff was the 2023 champion — en route to her debut in a Slam semifinal.
1News
06-07-2025
- Sport
- 1News
New women's champion to be crowned at Wimbledon
Emma Navarro describes herself as "stubborn" and her tennis as "scrappy". The American's attitude and game both were in just the right places at Wimbledon on Sunday, when she pulled off another Grand Slam victory over a defending champion by eliminating Barbora Krejcikova 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Sending an ill and dizzy Krejcikova home in the third round, the 10th-seeded Navarro extended a recent run of one-and-done winners at the All England Club and assured the grass-court major of yet another first-time women's champion. "Something I take a lot of pride in is being tough and fighting till the last point, no matter what the circumstances are. It's something I always try to do," said Navarro, who was born in New York, grew up in South Carolina and won the 2021 NCAA championship for the University of Virginia. "I could never live with myself if I ever gave up. It's just not in my nature. I don't think it's in any of my family members' nature to ever give up on anything. I guess we're a stubborn bunch." Krejcikova faded in the third set, getting her blood pressure checked at the changeover after Navarro broke her to lead 3-2 at No. 1 Court. Krejcikova ate a banana and drank liquids during the medical timeout, while Navarro walked to her guest box and spoke to her coach during the break in action. Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic reacts during her women's singles third round match against Emma Navarro. (Source: Associated Press) ADVERTISEMENT When play resumed, Krejcikova showed clear signs of being in distress, often leaning over and placing her hands on her knees between points. "I was actually feeling worse and worse," said Krejcikova, who was seeded 17th but now will tumble out of the top 70 in the WTA rankings. 'It's very sad for me and very unfortunate.' This is hardly Navarro's first big win on a big stage. Last year, she eliminated Coco Gauff at Wimbledon to reach her first major quarterfinal. Then, in a rematch a couple of months later, Navarro won again at the US Open — where Gauff was the 2023 champion — en route to her debut in a Slam semifinal. Whoever ends up winning the Wimbledon women's title on July 12 will be the ninth champion in the past nine editions of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Serena Williams was the last repeat champ in 2016. The trophy-takers since then have been Garbiñe Muguruza in 2017, Angelique Kerber in 2018, Simona Halep in 2019, Ash Barty in 2021 — all of whom are now retired — Elena Rybakina in 2022, Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and then Krejcikova (the tournament was canceled in 2020 because of COVID-19). Rybakina lost Saturday; Vondrousova exited in the second round. Last year's winner Barbora Krejcikova has been sent packing, battling injury and illness against Emma Navarro of the US. (Source: 1News) ADVERTISEMENT Against Krejcikova, Navarro was down a set and a break at 2-1 in the second before turning things around. "I kind of regrouped a little, tried to slow things down a bit from my side and make her look at some different shots," said Navarro, 24, who will meet No. 7 Mirra Andreeva, an 18-year-old Russian, on Monday for a quarterfinal berth. "Kind of just try to make her as uncomfortable as I could." Most points were decided by what Krejcikova did. That's how she ended up with 34 winners — 21 more than Navarro — and 53 unforced errors. Remarkably, Navarro finished with just 11 unforced errors. Last year's triumph was the second at a major tournament for Krejcikova, who also won the 2021 French Open. It has been a fortnight filled with surprises, and Navarro is one of four top-10 seeds left in the women's bracket. The others are No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who won her third-round match Friday against Emma Raducanu, Andreeva and No. 8 Iga Swiatek, a 6-2, 6-3 winner against Danielle Collins on Saturday. "My slice is coming along pretty nicely. I'm able to use that to my advantage," Navarro said. "Played scrappy at times. Played tough. Hit some good groundstrokes, as well. I feel pretty good about where I'm at."
