Titrée à Roland-Garros en 2021, la Tchèque Barbora Krejcikova retrouve pour la première fois un dernier carré de Grand Chelem. Un bel accomplissement pour cette joueuse, fière de ne jamais avoir abandonné. En demi-finale, elle retrouvera la Kazakhe Elena Rybakina, qu'elle a battue lors de leurs deux précédentes confrontations.
Video : @Wimbledon
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00:00A long day for you, but a good one, into the semi-finals of Wimbledon, give us your thoughts.
00:09Yeah, a long day, a very tough match against Jelena.
00:14I'm extremely happy that I got the win today, that I'm in the semi-finals.
00:20I think it's a great, great achievement.
00:25Hi, Bora. I'm from Quality Shots. Congratulations on the win.
00:28This is your best performance at a slam since your French Open win, of course.
00:32How good does it feel to be finally getting back to your level?
00:35It feels great. I'm really happy about it.
00:39I'm very honoured that I can be here.
00:44And I'm super happy about the performance that I'm showing on the court.
00:52Congratulations, firstly.
00:55You mentioned on court it's been a tough year and you even thought about giving up at some points.
01:00Can you talk about your mindset and how you stayed positive through this year?
01:05It was super difficult. It was very up and down, especially with all the illnesses that I had, especially this year.
01:14I felt like I started well, especially in Australia where I did quarters.
01:20I was on a good roll and then out of nowhere my body said differently.
01:29I'm extremely proud that I never gave up and that I'm here.
01:36And that I have the energy and the power to overcome this and to fight again and to play good tennis.
01:50How would you describe Rabak and I as a player?
01:56We played a couple of times.
02:03She's a great player. She's a former champion here.
02:10She knows the court. She knows how to play on grass.
02:15She's very dangerous. She has a lot of weapons.
02:20I'm super happy that I'm in the semis and that I can face her.
02:26What do you consider to be the biggest challenge in her game?
02:41Overall, she's just playing. She's a good player. She knows how to play everything.
02:47As I said, she has big weapons. On the other hand, I do have big weapons as well.
02:54I expect that it's going to be a big fight.
03:02What is making you feel best about your game right now?
03:06What are you doing that you think is contributing most to your success?
03:12Just the preparation in general.
03:16I have a very good atmosphere here. I have a very nice family that I'm staying with.
03:22They are a big key for me to be very relaxed.
03:32I also have a really good team that is around me that is helping me with everyday stuff
03:39and also with being relaxed and enjoying the moment.
03:43On the court, what do you think it is that you're doing that has been so successful?
03:48Just playing tennis.
03:56I just wanted to ask, the head-to-head between you and Rebecca is 2-0 in favor of yourself,
04:00so she's never beaten you.
04:02What do you think you do so well or did so well against her in the previous two matches?
04:08I don't remember those matches. I don't know.
04:12I would have to look at them because I think it's definitely some time ago.
04:17I know that the last time I played was in Ostrava.
04:23It was a very tight match. It was very up and down.
04:27From what I remember, I was down most of the time.
04:31Somehow, I was able to turn around the match and win it at the end.
04:37It was definitely a huge match for me.
04:44I'm expecting another huge match in the semifinals.
04:52Have you surprised yourself at all in this tournament?
04:56Definitely, yes.
04:59What's surprising to you?
05:02That I'm in the semifinals.
05:15I didn't have a really good season in between Australia and now.
05:19I was out and I was ill and injured and this and that.
05:25Always coming back and then getting ill again and then coming back and getting ill.
05:32Going through very tough and difficult moments.
05:42Before Wimbledon, I only won two matches.
05:47I didn't really expect to get this far.
05:51I'm really proud of myself for getting this far.