The Italian thing Jasmine Paolini (7th in the WTA ranking) is worth highlighting. At 28 years old he is having the best season of his career, cBeing in the Top 10 and reaching the finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon consecutively.
Jasmine Paolini, runner-up from Wimbledon. EPA/EFEDespite being very close, she lost in Paris against Iga Swiatek and fell just short in London after losing to Barbora Krejcikova.
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This negative statistic joins her with other tennis players who have lost the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals in the same season: Evonne Goolagong (1972), Chris Evert (1973 and 1984), Olga Morozova (1974), Arantxa Sánchez (1995 and 1996) y Venus Williams (2002).
Paolini will leave La Catedral as the new No. 5 in the world, with a smile on his face and many new fans. In the future, perhaps, it will be his turn to win a Grand Slam title.
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