Barbora Krejcikova is coming into Wimbledon this year as the defending champion.
Krejcikova won her second singles major at Wimbledon last year after beating Jasmine Paolini in the grass court major final.
However, there is little conversation about Krejcikova coming into Wimbledon this year, with injuries preventing her from playing more than seven matches so far this year.
This was highlighted by her most recent tournament in Eastbourne, where Krejcikova withdrew from her quarter-final.
Barbora Krejcikova names the toughest player she has ever faced at Wimbledon
Despite the concerns about Krejcikova, she is at Wimbledon and has been answering questions from fans on social media.
After opening up a question and answer, Krejcikova responded to many intriguing questions about all things tennis and beyond.
One of those asked Krejcikova who the toughest opponent she has ever played against was, to which she simply wrote the name Ash Barty.
Krejcikova played Barty twice in her career, including at Wimbledon in 2021, and was unable to win a set against the Australian.
Barty has been retired since 2022, winning three Grand Slam titles in her career including the Wimbledon title after beating Krejcikova.
Barbora Krejcikova reveals her favourite match is actually not the Wimbledon final
Krejcikova has won two Grand Slam singles titles, coming at Roland Garros in 2021 and Wimbledon last year.
However, when asked another question about her favourite match Krejcikova admitted that it was actually not a Grand Slam title win.
Instead, Krejcikova named her WTA final victory over Iga Swiatek at the Ostrava Open in 2022.
At this point Swiatek was on a 10-match winning streak in finals, before Krejcikova brought it to an end in front of her home Czech crowd in a thrilling three set victory.
When elaborating on why that victory meant so much to her saying, “Yes, beating world number one in front of a home crowd with the most amazing atmosphere was very special.”
Krejcikova will look to source some of the tennis she played in that Ostrava final in her Wimbledon title defence, which she will begin on Centre Court on Tuesday, July 1.
She will face a tough test in her opener against Alexandra Eala, who reached the Eastbourne final last week.
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