EIn a world of giants, Jasmine Paolina survives and wins. The 28-year-old tennis player, from Castellnuevo di Garfagnana, has become the first Italian to compete in the women’s final at Wimbledon after overcoming Donna Vekic and closing a favorable score of 2-6, 6-4 y 7-6(8).
Despite the handicap it represents At 1.63 meters, she is the shortest in the ‘top100’ along with the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva and the Japanese Nao HibinoPaolini chains finals on the dirt of Roland Garros and the grass of Wimbledon.
In a period of 33 days, the transalpina has made a place for itself in history. Serena Williams had been the last player capable of fighting for the Paris and London titles in the same season. It was in 2016.
Only four racket professionals had achieved it in 25 years. In that select club There are Serena (2002, 2015 and 2016), Steffi Graf (1999), Venus Williams (2002) and Justine Henin (2006).
Jasmine missed the French Open crown because the untouchable Iga Swiatek was ahead of her. This Saturday will have the winner of the match between Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova on the other side of the net.
