Angélica Bernal continues to dream big: she's aiming for the most precious milestone of her career at Wimbledon Cathedral.

Angélica Bernal (ITF No. 10 in doubles) proved that nothing is impossible when the goals and objectives are clear. She dreamed of playing tennis since she was a child, despite not having her right leg due to a medical condition since birth, and tomorrow she has the great opportunity to achieve the ultimate feat for a Colombian in the wheelchair doubles final at Wimbledon .

Bernal suffered from phocomelia at birth, a rare congenital malformation where the long bones of the limbs (arms or legs) are very short or absent, but tomorrow, at 30 years old, she has the most important challenge of her career, she will play her first final in the cathedral of tennis alongside the French Ksenia Chasteau, with whom she has just eliminated Diede de Groot and Lucy Shuker 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. Angélica also became the first woman to compete for the title at Wimbledon and wants to emulate what Robert Farah and Juan Sebastián Cabal achieved in 2019 when they were crowned doubles champions.

"All my life I've dreamed of playing a Grand Slam, and today I'm a finalist after so much searching and searching, alongside Ksenia Chasteau. We're going to the doubles final of the legendary Wimbledon! You have no idea how I feel! Let's go for more!" she wrote on social media.

This time the challenge will be colossal, today they play the final against the Chinese Xiaohui Li and Ziying Wang , who won four tournaments this season, including the Australian Open, and have not lost a single set at Wimbledon .

Even though he didn't have his leg, he never stopped dreaming, and at just 6 years old, he fell in love with tennis after trying several other sports, as the discipline gave him greater freedom of movement.

She practiced the sport with her prosthesis and standing, but her life changed at age 11 when a Dutchman saw her potential, her movements, and her ball striking. The coach invited her to an International Tennis Federation (ITF) clinic and convinced her she should play sitting in a wheelchair to become a professional and excel at the elite level.

“I always practiced in an unconventional way with my prosthesis, but I didn't do it professionally because I couldn't run. When I was 11, a Dutch coach invited me and told us I had good technique and potential to play professionally in a wheelchair,” Bernal told La W Radio after reaching the Wimbledon final.

The door to professional tennis began to open, but the responsibilities and sacrifices mounted. She had to leave her family behind to pursue her dream of becoming a professional tennis player, and to this day, it hasn't been easy to let go of the people who supported her so much.

The fruits of the game came over the years: she won gold at the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, bronze in doubles at the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games , and has competed in four Grand Slam tournaments. She also participated in four Paralympic Games, in London (2012), Rio (2016), Tokyo (2020), and Paris (2024), where she achieved Colombia's first victory in a wheelchair doubles tennis match. Among her best results, she also reached the semifinals of the 2020 US Open. In 2021, she reached the doubles semifinals of the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

This year her goal is clear: she wants to be the first Colombian to win Wimbledon.