Five weeks after playing the Roland Garros final, Jasmine Paulini earned a second chance to win her first Grand Slam title. If at Roland Garros, the insatiable Iga Swiatekerased it from a court where the Polish tennis player won her fourth title, this Saturday the Italian tennis player will have a new opportunity to achieve it at Wimbledon in an unprecedented final in the tournament against the Czech Barbora Krejcikova
Pauline28 years old and seventh in the world, who had never before this year made it past the second round in a Grand Slam, defeated the Croatian Dona Vekic (37 world) in a match that was decided by 2-6, 6-4 and 7-6 (10-8). Krejcikova, for her part, also making her debut in a Wimbledon final but champion of Roland Garros (2021) got rid of the big favorite, the Kazakh Elena Rybakinafourth in the world and champion of the tournament in 2022, also after coming back from behind in the first set by 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
The Italian tennis player, who before coming to Wimbledon had not won any of the six matches played on grass in her career, earned the right to contest the match after a battle of 2 hours and 58 minutes that was decided in the ‘super tie break’. Paolini is the first Italian tennis player to fight for the title in the history of the centenary tournament.
Granollers remains endless
In the men’s doubles tournament, Marcel Granollers y Horacio Zeballos They were on the verge of returning to the final like last year and in 2021. The Catalan-Argentine couple lost in the semi-finals to the Australians Jordan Thompson y Max Purcell by a double 6-4
2024-07-11 18:51:22
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