Jasmine Paolini scripted history after storming into the women’s singles final of Wimbledon 2024 on Thursday, July 11. The world no.7 Paolini defeated Donna Vekic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 at the All England Club in London to become the first Italian woman to enter the Wimbledon singles final.
The 28-year-old Italian also reached the finals of the women’s singles and doubles events at the French Open last month and continued her dream run with back-to-back Grand Slam finals. Paolini will be facing the winner of the second semi-final between the world no.4 Elena Rybakina and the former Wimbledon champions Barbora Krejcikova in the women’s singles final on Saturday.
After dropping the opening set, Paolini made a stunning comeback to take the second set by 6-4. She was trailing 1-3 in the decider set but produced a stellar performance to take the match to the tie-breaker where she emerged victorious despite trailing two times.
The match lasted for two hours 51 minutes, the longest-ever women’s semifinal on Centre Court, as fans witnessed one of the best clashes in women’s singles in the Open Era.
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