Italy s Jasmine Paolini in her women s singles semi-final tennis, and Czech Republic s Barbora Krejcikova in her respective women s singles semi-final tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London,
The match Saturday at Centre Court is the first singles final at the All England Club for each player.
The seventh-seeded Paolini is playing for the trophy at a second consecutive Grand Slam tournament after losing to Iga Swiatek in the final at Roland Garros last month. She is the first woman to make it that far on the French Open's clay and Wimbledon's grass in the same season since Serena Williams in 2016.
Krejcikova, seeded 31st, seeks her second major singles title after her triumph at the 2021 French Open.
She also owns seven Grand Slam titles in women's doubles, including two at Wimbledon.
Whoever emerges with the victory on Saturday will be the eighth woman to leave the All England Club as champion in the last eight editions of the tournament. Last year's Wimbledon winner, Marketa Vondrousova, lost in the first round last week.
Carlos Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic on Sunday in the men's final.
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