CNN —Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman in history to reach a Wimbledon final after beating Donna Vekić 2-6 6-4 7-6(8) in an all-time classic.
“I was trying to think about what to do on the court point by point and repeating to myself that there is no place better than here where to fight for every ball, every point.
But Paolini, who admitted she was “serving really bad” to start the match, soon found her range in the second set.
It was a supremely tense affair, with Paolini only breaking Vekić in her final service game of the set.
She then reached her first grand slam final at the French Open last month, where she was beaten by Iga Świątek.
Persons:
Jasmine Paolini, Donna Vekić, Serena Williams, ” Paolini, “, ”, I’m, Vekić –, Iva Majoli, Bastien Fachan –, Paolini, Vekić, Henry Nicholls, Iga Świątek, Elena Rybakina
Organizations:
CNN, Wimbledon, Court, Getty, Dubai Tennis
Locations:
Croatian, AFP