Czechia’s Barbora Krejcikova earned an impressive victory at 2024 Wimbledon. However, fans are rather displeased with her. While her Grand Slam victory delighted millions, since she managed it after an injury and illness-stricken period, they were disappointed with the Czech player’s post-victory attitude. As Krejcikova donned a respectful gesture towards some of the former WTA stars, fans found her “grovelling.”

Despite winning the S19, Krejcikova suffered the wrath of social media as she greeted the former WTA legends Marion Bartoli, Conchita Martinez, and Martina Navratilova by bowing down in front of them. The Tennis Podcast shared an image from this moment on their X platform with the caption, showing her bowing in front of legends.

While Krejcikova’s was likely a sign of respect for these former tennis legends, fans felt she overdid it and could have just maintained a professional attitude towards them. After struggling in the season with a back injury and flu, Krejcikova’s victory against Paolini impressed the whole fraternity, showing promise. However, the Tennis Podcast’s tweet was stormed by fans as they criticized the scene.

Fans left displeased with Barbora Krejcikova’s gesture in front of the former Wimbledon champions

After witnessing the Tennis Podcast’s tweet, one fan directly criticized Krejcikova’s action and commented, “Girl don’t bow to Bartoli… you’re 100 times better than her,” Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon after being the finalist in 2007. Her only Grand Slam title came in Wimbledon. When she came forward to greet Krejcikova, fans were displeased seeing the Czech player bowing down to Bartoli. They felt that Bartoli hadn’t achieved a feat good enough to deserve such humble respect.

Another fan commented how they didn’t like the bowing down gesture. “She does not have to bow to any man or woman. A simple handshake to these people would could have sufficed. She’s grovelling. Not a good look,” said the fan. Krejcikova also bowed down to Martina Navratilova, a nine-time Wimbledon champion. However, she also shared the frame with Conchita Martinez, who hadn’t won any Wimbledon titles. Following this, fans thought Krejcikova’s gesture was too unprofessional as she could have just greeted them normally with a professional handshake.

Another fan directly lashed out at Bartoli for taking the limelight at this important moment. “Lmao Bartoli really milking her fluke win,” wrote the fan, expressing how he felt Krejcikova’s respectful attitude towards the 2013 Wimbledon champion was unnecessary.

Another fan shared a clip of Naomi Osaka from her 2018 US Open win, where Osaka bowed down to Chris Evert, with Evert showing a similar courtesy. The purpose of this fan-sharing clip was to show people how Evert’s attitude was different from Martinez’s or Bartoli’s, given that Evert won three Wimbledon titles and six US Open titles.

Fans’ criticism took a hilarious turn when a fan joked that Krejcikova bowed down to Conchita Martinez because she probably stepped on the Czechia player. “I’m trusting Conchita stepped on her instead,” wrote the fan, showing her surprise at seeing Krejcikova’s gesture.

While fans didn’t like Krejcikova’s gesture towards former WTA stars, it showed the Czech player’s humble and grounded mentality. Despite winning the Grand Slam, Krejcikova didn’t forget to show her courtesy to people who congratulated her and presented herself as the true winner of all.