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Barbora Krejcikova holds off fightback to win Wimbledon title

She beat Jasmine Paolini in three sets Barbora Krejcikova emulated mentor Jana Novotna to win her second grand slam singles title at Wimbledon. Krejcikova kept the Venus Rosewater Dish in Czech hands following Marketa Vondrousova’s surprise triumph last year by claiming a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory over popular Italian Jasmine Paolini. Krejcikova’s win comes 26 years after Novotna won her only slam title, lifting the trophy she most wanted having famously cried on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent five years previously following defeat by Steffi Graf. Novotna took a teenage Krejcikova under her wing but died of cancer in 2017 aged 49 before she could see her protege flourish in the professional game. Both Krejcikova and Paolini took their time to rise through the ranks in singles, with the Czech thought of as a doubles specialist prior to her surprise French Open victory in 2021. It is only this season, meanwhile, that Paolini has emerged at the top level, reaching her first slam final at Roland Garros a month ago. Wimbledon was guaranteed an eighth different champion in the women’s singles in the last eight years and it was Krejcikova, who defeated 2022 winner Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals, who flew out of the traps. The 28-year-old was playing in her 13th slam final across singles and doubles and had lost only one, so it was no surprise to see her thrive on the big occasion, finding the corners of the court and serving superbly. Actor Hugh Jackman was sat among a number of former Wimbledon champions in the Royal Box, and the crowd were fully behind Paolini as she tried to mount a comeback. But it took a huge effort from the Italian just to get on the board in the third game, and Krejcikova wasted no time wrapping up the set, missing only two of 21 first serves. Paolini, who had only won three games in her final against Iga Swiatek in Paris, headed off court for a bathroom break and the momentum immediately switched on the resumption. Paolini surged into a 3-0 lead, finding greater depth and vim on her shots and drawing some errors from the Krejcikova racket. The Italian’s smiley demeanour and positive energy have earned her huge numbers of fans this summer and half the crowd were on their feet when she levelled the match. Now it was Krejcikova’s turn to head off court for a break and the tension ratcheted up as both held serve comfortably in the early stages of the third set. Paolini was the first to find herself under pressure in the seventh game and it told, a couple of errors putting her in a hole before a double fault handed the break to Krejcikova. The Czech had dropped just one point on serve in her first four games in the deciding set but there were nerves trying to finish it off and she had to save two break points before clinching it on her third match point. Krejcikova will return to the singles top 10 on Monday – with Paolini at a career-high of five – while she becomes the first woman representing the Czech Republic to win slam titles across different surfaces. Published: 13/07/2024 by Radio NewsHub

Southgate I want England to win so much it hurts

Gareth Southgate says he leads England into the European Championship final against Spain wanting “to win so much on Sunday it hurts”. The men’s team are through to just a third ever major final, with the Berlin showpiece offering the chance to join Sir Alf Ramsey’s 1966 World Cup heroes in immortality. England went within a penalty shoot-out of becoming kings of the continent three years ago and Southgate is desperate to go one better against favourites Spain at the Olympiastadion. Asked if the outcome of Sunday’s Euro 2024 showpiece would define him, the long-serving manager said: “It will. But in the eyes of others. “Where I’m fortunate is that age and experience has made me more comfortable with who I am, what I’m good at, what I need to be better at. “I completely understand that in the end, winning and what they means completely changes how you’re going to be viewed by other people. “But the margins are so far and there are bits you can affect, others you are not going to effect. “I would probably have felt differently about that three years ago, five years ago, but I’m in a different space now and that’s a good thing because otherwise I’d have been in a mess these last five weeks.” Few know the highs and lows that come with representing England better than Southgate, who saw his penalty saved in the Euro 96 semi-final shoot-out loss to Germany. That was one of four major tournaments the proud Englishman went to as a player, with these Euros his fourth as manager. “As a player and an athlete, you view those failures in a different sort of way,” Southgate said ahead of his 102nd match in charge. “As a coach, manager, leader, you recognise what you’re doing well. “Had we gone out in the first knockout round here, I know I’ve managed this period better than I did in Russia (at the 2018 World Cup), but that wouldn’t be how it was viewed and it would sound like nonsense to the man in the street. “I completely understand that, but I know the job now and I’m really clear on being my own biggest critic, reviewing everything clearly. “So, I know there is a body of work there and how we’ve worked with different teams, different groups of players that we’ve brought together to get the outcomes that we have. “I want to win so much on Sunday it hurts, don’t get me wrong, but I can handle whatever comes and I know it’s not going to change what the dog thinks when I walk back through the door.” Southgate’s comments about how much he wants to win raised eyebrows and a question as to how he keeps his emotions in check, leading him to say he is “the type of guy who you have to prod a lot to get a bark”. The England boss credits his father, Clive, for that trait, which allows him to go from serene to punching the air and screaming “one more!” after the semi-final win against the Netherlands. Put to Southgate, fans rarely see that side, he said: “Well, it doesn’t look so great if you beat Lithuania away. People would question that a bit more I guess. “Look, I was doing that in 1990 when David Platt scored and I was doing that in 1982 when Bryan Robson scored, so that’s where I am. “I’m an England fan in the dugout, I have more responsibility now. I’m desperate for England to win and I was the same as a player. I would celebrate with the fans at all of my clubs. “I know sometimes because I’m not like that on the sideline, people might view that differently but my job on the sideline is to make good decisions, not to be a cheerleader.” Southgate is now hoping to “bring some temporary happiness” to what has been an “angry country” by making history on Sunday. Such rage is clear on social media and also in the stands during the early stages of these Euros, with boos greeting the end of the group draws against Denmark and Slovenia. Southgate also had beer cups aimed at him after the latter stalemate in Cologne, but he was unflinching in the face of negativity. “There was a danger (things unravelled) but I was determined to confront it,” he said. “When the beer came over I was going to go and walk towards it because we fought too hard to change the environment for the players. “We’ve got players here who are in their first tournament. They’ve actually come into it. “We’ve got players who have learnt how to win with us and have been with us all the way through. “We’ve got some who’ve got no fear anyway. But if we’d suddenly had this environment where it’s ‘I’m not so sure I did enjoy that’ that would have undone the progress we’ve made. “So, I felt it important to fight for that in that moment. I was the only who was going to be able to do that really. “And I have no problem if I’m the lightning conductor – to take that for the players. Because in the end that’s the job. The job is to allow them to perform at their best.” Published: 13/07/2024 by Radio NewsHub

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