Tennis star Barbora Krejcikova had paid tribute to the LGBTQ+ community ahead of the Wimbledon ladies singles final.

The 28-year-old Czech, who is set to play Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini in the ladies singles final at SW19 at around 2pm BST on Sunday (13 July), sent a message of support to her LGBTQ+ fans during a Q&A on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Saturday, just hours before taking to Centre Court.

World number 32 Krejcikova, who is competing in her first Wimbledon final, was asked by a fan: “What message do you have for your fans that are part of the LGBT community?”.

The athlete, who lifted her first Grand Slam at the French Open in 2021 as has been ranked as high as world number two, replied: “That they are amazing and brave”, alongside an emoji of a smiling face with stars in its eyes.