“Jana was a fierce competitor and one of my greatest rivals,” said Gigi Fernandez, who played alongside Novotna in 1991, winning at Roland Garros and reaching the final at Wimbledon.

In 1998, the late Jana Novotna faced Nathalie Tauziat in the championship match at Wimbledon—the first time a final there was contested between two players seeking their maiden Grand Slam in the ...

Barbora Krejcikova paid tribute Wimbledon legend Jana Novotna, her former mentor, in an emotional interview after stunning title favourite Elena Rybakina to reach the final at the All England Club.

Krejcikova grew up in the same town as Novtna and she acted as her mentor 28-year-old has three Wimbledon doubles ...

Steffi Graf's third consecutive title in 1993, her fifth Wimbledon win in all, was overshadowed by her opponent. Jana Novotna had victory in her grasp but conspired to lose from a double break of ...

So Krejcikova wrote a letter to one of her idols, 1998 Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna, and dropped it off at her home in their native Czech Republic. Not only did Novotna tell Krejcikova she had ...