Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores and updates as emotional Barbora Krejcikova sets up Jasmine Paolini final

Krejcikova on what to expect from her final against Jasmine Paolini on Saturday: “I think a big fight, definitely. A big fight.

“I know she is a huge fighter, she showed it today, and same from me.

“I think we both are playing great tennis, and I think it’s going to be a great match on Saturday.”

Krejcikova gets emotional talking about her late coach Jana Novotna, who won the singles crown here in 1998.

Krejcikova: “It’s unbelievable. It’s very tough to explain what I’m feeling right now, but it’s a lot of joy, a lot of emotions, also a lot of relief. Also I’m just super proud, so proud about my game and about my fighting spirit today.

“I don’t know [what the difference was]. I was down, I mean, I started 0-4. I was happy to win my first game, then I was just trying to fight for every single ball.

“I felt during the second set, somewhere in the middle, I was starting to get my momentum. When I broke her, I started to get into a zone, and I didn’t want to leave the zone!

“Never [did I dream of this].”

Rybakina with a relatively comfortable hold, and now Krejcikova will serve for the match. Is there one final twist in this match?

Krejcikova eases to 30-0, two points from victory…

Make that 40-0, three match points!

And Rybakina’s return of serve is out!

Krejcikova with a comeback victory, she’s into the Wimbledon final!

0-30, and Rubakina has a look at an instant break-back.

Ace! Krejcikova narrows the gap!

And the gap disappears completely, as Krejcikova hauls herself to 30-30.

Now she gains game point with a huge serve and a forehand winner into the corner!

And she holds! This has been one topsy-turvy match.

Krejcikova gets a crucial break! From a set down, she now leads in this final frame and will serve to put herself within a game of the final!

A much more routine hold of serve from Rybakina, who doesn’t give up a point en route to making it 3-2.

Krejcikova with a strong start to this service game of hers, moving to 30-0.

The Czech then earns triple game point as Rybakina whips a forehand wide, leaving the former champion shaking her head.

Krejcikova stoops for a backhand but can’t lift it over the tape, and that’s a game point gone begging. 40-15.

But she takes the next one with a clever drop shot on the forehand!

After a bit of resistance, Rybakina seals an important hold to stay on serve early in this final set.

It’s been a strange match overall, a little stilted in honesty, but engaging nonetheless!

Krejcikova moves to 40-0 and is poised for a hold to love… but she double-faults. 40-15.

First set point gone, then, but two remaining for now…

Another one gone begging! Krejcikova frames a forehand, and it loops over Rybakina and beyond the baseline. 40-30.

There goes the third!! Rybakina moves up to the net and clinically puts away a forehand in the corner! Deuce…

Krejcikova earns another set point, but she double-faults!

Eventually Rybakina misses a forehand, putting it long to end a fairly lengthy rally, and Krejcikova has a fifth set point…

But on her sixth try, Krejcikova converts! We’re going to a decider!