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Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse won 6-4, 7-5 to reach the third round.
Moments after her triumph, Krejcikova was reflecting on a chat that she had as a junior with her idol Novotna, who lifted the Wimbledon title 26 years ago and tragically died in 2017 following a battle with ovarian cancer aged 49.
Krejcikova, beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to add the 2024 All England Club crown to her 2021 French Open victory.
Paolini has become the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon final.
Krejcikova will climb from No. 30 to 16 on Monday after beating the top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 in Saturday's Dubai final.
Krejcikova became the first player to win both the women's singles and doubles title in Paris since Frenchwoman Mary Pierce completed the feat in 2000.
The 25-year-old is the first Czech to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Hana Mandlikova, who represented Czechoslovakia, triumphed in 1981.
Krejcikova became the first Czech woman in 40 years to reach the French Open final as she beat Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 in a nail-biting, see-saw contest.
Sakkari dictated most of the points and was greatly helped by her opponent's unforced errors.
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