Extraordinary Jasmine Paolini. The Italian, world number 5 since Monday, beats Croatian Donna Vekic in three sets in the semifinal of the Wimbledon tournament and qualifies for the final on Saturday. After losing the first set 6-2, Jasmine reacts and prevails in the second 6-4. In the third, then, down twice by a break, she shows her claws until the two match points in her favor. Then the tie-break that she wins 10-8. On Saturday she will face the winner of Krejcikova-Rybakina.
“I will remember this match forever. There is no better place than this to fight for every ball, it is beautiful to play in front of you. For a tennis player this is the best place to play, thank you for supporting me. It’s not easy for the family to experience games like this, it’s an emotional rollercoaster”. Jasmine Paolini said this at the end of her semifinal win at Wimbledon against Croatian Donna Vekic. “It was really tough, Vekic was hitting winners everywhere. It was difficult at the beginning, I told myself to improve point after point”, the Tuscan tennis player continued. “The last few months have been crazy for me, I still have to realize what happened. I try to focus on what happens on the court. As a kid I watched the Wimbledon finals, now I live day by day and enjoy myself. Now it’s time to recover towards the final”, concluded Paolini, the first Italian to reach a final on the London grass and the first Italian ever to play two consecutive Slam finals, after the one at Roland Garros.