In the 17 years between 2000 and 2016, six women won the Wimbledon title — and the two winners with the most trophies between them had the same surname. Venus and Serena Williams’ combined 12 titles brought an atmosphere of inevitability, occasionally and happily injected with surprise.
Since then, including Serena’s last title in 2016, seven different women have won Wimbledon in seven tournaments, with the 2020 edition having been cancelled due to Covid-19. Williams; Garbine Muguruza; Angelique Kerber; Simona Halep; Ash Barty; Elena Rybakina; and Marketa Vondrousova.
On Saturday July 13, an eighth will follow, when Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, who had never won a tour-level match on grass until last month, takes on Barbora Krejcikova, the Czech whose best result at the All England Club prior to this year was the fourth round.
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Wimbledon women’s final: Why there will be eight different winners in eight years
