Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores as Paolini faces Krejcikova in women’s final

So the all-time classic will have an instant rematch. Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final on Sunday in a repeat of last year’s epic five-setter, as the 37-year-old bids to become the oldest champion in the Open era at the All England Club.

It’s the final everyone wanted to see and yet, after beating the inspired Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets, the boos that rained down from the Centre Court crowd were rather illustrative of how difficult a journey this has been for the seven-time champion. Djokovic celebrated by pretending to play the violin on his racket, in a tribute to his six-year-old daughter. But clearly, a few days after accusing some Wimbledon fans of “showing disrespect”, some in the crowd thought the gesture was directed at them.

The total prize money at Wimbledon has reached £50m for the first time ahead of the 2024 Championships.

The winner of the men’s and women’s singles titles will take home a record £2.7m each, with the runner-ups earning £1.4m.

Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova took home a record £2.35m last year, with the prize money for the men’s and women’s singles champion increasing by almost 15 per cent in 2024.

A total prize fund of £50m includes singles, doubles and wheelchair events and represents an 11.9 increase from last year. Here’s how it breaks down

CENTRE COURT – 14:00 START

1 Ladies’ Singles Final

Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [31] vs Jasmine Paolini (ITA) [7]

2 Gentlemen’s Doubles Final

Max Purcell (AUS) / Jordan Thompson (AUS) [15] vs

Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR)

3 Ladies’ Doubles Final

Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) [4] vs

Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) [2]

11:00 -12:30 – Live coverage – BBC Two

11:00 – 20:00 – Live coverage of outside courts – BBC Red Button

13:15 – 18:30 – Live coverage – BBC One

18:20 – 20:10 – Live coverage – BBC Two

20:10 – 21:10 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two

Wimbledon will be shown on the BBC in the UK, with full coverage of the tournament available to watch on BBC One, BBC Two and across the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.

When is Jasmine Paolini vs Barbora Krejcikova

The Wimbledon women’s final takes place at 2pm BST on Saturday 13 July.

Both players are through to the Wimbledon singles final for the first time in what has been another unpredictable tournament on the women’s side – one that will produce an eighth different winner in the last eight years.

Paolini, 28, had only ever reached the first round of Wimbledon before this year but has enjoyed a breakthrough season, reaching the French Open final last month where the Italian lost to Iga Swiatek.

A new Wimbledon champion will be crowned as Jasmine Paolini faces Barbora Krejcikova in the women’s final for the Venus Rosewater Dish. Another unpredictable women’s tournament has produced an unexpected final as first-time Wimbledon singles finalists Paolini and Krejcikova meet on Centre Court.

Paolini has been the breakthrough story of the tennis season. The 28-year-old reached the French Open final last month and is the first Italian woman to contest the Wimbledon final, having only previously reached the first round before this year. Krejcikova will come into the final as the narrow favourite as a former French Open winner in 2021. The Czech is also a two-time Wimbledon champion in the doubles.

Follow all the latest scores and match updates from the Wimbledon women’s final in today’s live blog