Wimbledon 2024: Jasmine Paolini seals place in final after epic three-set win over Donna Veki | ​​​​​​Jasmine Paolini becomes the first Italian player to reach the Wimbledon final: beats Donna Vekic in the semi-finals; Barbora Krejcikova also in the final for the first time

Jasmine Paolini defeated Donna Vekich in the longest-running women’s semi-final at Wimbledon. This match lasted for two hours 51 minutes.

Jasmine Paolini has become the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon final. She defeated Donna Vekich 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the first women’s singles semi-final. The match lasted for two hours and 51 minutes, which is also the longest women’s singles match at Wimbledon.

Now in the final she will face Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic, who has reached the final of this tournament for the first time. In such a situation, Wimbledon will also get a new champion in women’s singles. Krejcikova defeated 2022 champion Elena Rybakina in the other semifinal.

Jasmine equaled Serena Williams
By reaching the Wimbledon final, Jasmine has also equaled a record of Serena Williams. She has also become the first female player after Williams to reach the finals of French Open and Wimbledon in the same season. Serena made it to the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016.

Jasmine Paolini defeated Donna Vekich in the longest-running women’s semi-final at Wimbledon. This match lasted for two hours 51 minutes.

Paolini made a comeback after losing the first set
After losing the first set, Paolini won the second and third sets to win the match. Paolini and Donna Vekich were tied in the first four games of the first set. Vekich won the first set by playing some good shots. After that Paolini made a comeback. After a 4-4 tie in the second set also, he took this set 6-4. In the third set, after falling behind by break twice with scores of 3-1 and 4-3, Paolini made a comeback and won the set 7-6.

Barbora Krejcikova in the final of a Grand Slam for the second time
Barbora Krejcikova has reached the final of a Grand Slam for the second time. She has entered the final of the tournament for the first time in her career by defeating Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second semi-final of Wimbledon Women’s Singles.

Earlier, she had reached the final of the French Open in the year 2021 and won the title. After losing the first set 3-6, Barbora bounced back and won the second and third sets 6-3 and 6-4.

Barbora Krejcikova defeated Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.