Barbora Krejcikova is relishing her moment in the Wimbledon spotlight as she prepares for Saturdays final against Jasmine Paolini just a year after complaining that she was not regarded as one of the sports top stars.
Krejcikova felt overshadowed by the likes of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina when she voiced her concerns about being ignored in conversations about the best female players.
Its about Iga, Aryna, and Elena, and Im not really there, she said at the time.
The Czech was already a Grand Slam winner by then, having clinched the French Open title in 2021, and had victories over Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina to her credit.
But Krejcikova appeared to have lost her campaign to be seen as an elite player when a combination of injury and illness sent her crashing down the rankings.
