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WIMBLEDON, England — Even in this era of prolonged tennis careers, Barbora Strycova has been coming to Wimbledon longer than most. She recalled Tuesday that her grandfather took her to the Wimbledon Museum when she was 2.
“I saw the trophy,” Strycova, 33, said. “I was like, ‘I’m going to play here.’”
More than three decades later, Strycova is closer to the trophy than she has ever been. She became the oldest first-time Grand Slam women’s singles semifinalist in the Open era with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Johanna Konta, the top British player, on Tuesday afternoon on Centre Court.