Barbora Krejcikova: “I never really felt like the player to win a Slam”

Two years ago, Viv sat down with Barbora Krejcikova on the eve of Wimbledon 2024 – a tournament the Czech star went on to win for her second Grand Slam title after Roland Garros in 2021. We’re bringing that episode back given Czech tennis is again at the forefront of the game, thanks to Linda Noskova’s triumph at the All England Club and last week’s tournament in Prague, where crowds packed the stands in another reminder of tennis’ enduring popularity there. While that’s all been happening Krejcikova has been showing hints of the elite level she can produce. Since June she’s been one of the game’s in-form players, winning 15 of her past 18 matches, returning to the second week of Wimbledon and hoisting her ninth WTA title in Athens earlier this month – her first title since that 2024 victory at SW19. *(Episode originally published 15 July 2024).* See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.