It's been a tough go for Barbora Krejcikova since the Czech captured her second Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon last summer. A lingering back injury prevented her from reaching her best form after winning that title, and forced her to miss the first five months of this season, too.
But back in London this week to compete at the WTA 500 event at the Queen's Club, marking the WTA's return to the historic venue for the first time in a half-century, the Czech couldn't stop smiling when she participated in the official draw ceremony alongside tournament director Laura Robson and British pro Jodie Burrage.
But it wasn't just for the cameras: Krejcikova confessed in a social media post afterwards that riding on the famed London landmark represented a "full circle moment" for her, and took her back to how she was feeling less than 24 hours before she topped Jasmine Paolini to win the grass-court major.
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