Jasmine Paolini topples Vekic in the semifinal at Wimbledon. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

WIMBLEDON - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Paolini gets the better of Vekic

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jasmine Paolini vs. Donna Vekic

Jasmine Paolini aces Donna Vekic 2-6 6-4 7-6(8) in the semifinal in London on Thursday. Paolini will play Barbora Krejcikova in the final. The match lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Paolini's Record

Jasmine added to her prize money £ 685,000 after winning this match. She has already won £ 1,400,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Paolini will add £ 1,300,000 to her earnings to get in total £ 2,700,000 in total.

Highlights Jasmine Paolini vs. Donna Vekic Wimbledon – London

Paolini’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Paolini
Vekic
Jasmine Paolini
2-6 6-4 7-68
2h:51
Donna Vekic
111
111
Total points
118
118
54
54
Winners
48
48
49%
49%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
32
32
Unforced
57
57
36%
36%
Ratio Unforced
64%
64%
12/21
12/21
Net Approaches
12/15
12/15
57%
57%
Perc
80%
80%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
7
7
3
3
Double Faults
7
7
63%
63%
1st in
58%
58%
67%
67%
1st won
83%
83%
54/81
54/81
1st won
48/58
48/58
46%
46%
2nd won
40%
40%
22/48
22/48
2nd won
17/42
17/42
173
173
Fastest serve
185
185
156
156
AVG 1st Serve
176
176
130
130
AVG 2nd Serve
144
144
-- Break Points --
3/7
3/7
Total
4/14
4/14
43%
43%
Won
29%
29%
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Jasmine won this match even if she conquered less points than the Croatian (111 vs. 118).

Paolini

Paolini won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points as she converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.

Vekic

On the other side, the Croatian had some problems converting her break points (only 29% – 4/14). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Paolini and Vekic is 3-1 for Jasmine.

Draw and next match H2H: Jasmine Paolini vs. Barbora Krejcikova – stats

Paolini will face Krejcikova in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Krejcikova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they fought against each other, Krejcikova won 6-2 6-1 in the qualifications in Melbourne back in 2018.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Vekic 6-2
VekicPaolini
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicPaolini
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
VekicPaolini
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
VekicPaolini
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
VekicPaolini
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
VekicPaolini
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
VekicPaolini
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
VekicPaolini
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A

The Croatian in this set was too good for Jasmine and without struggling too much she won 6-2 after breaking the Italian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Paolini was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Vekic was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Croatian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 51 points. The Croatian conquered the set after winning 13 more points than Paolini (32-19). Vekic was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). On the losing side, Jasmine conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).

2nd Set -
Paolini 6-4
PaoliniVekic
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
PaoliniVekic
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaoliniVekic
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
PaoliniVekic
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
PaoliniVekic
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
PaoliniVekic
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PaoliniVekic
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
PaoliniVekic
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
PaoliniVekic
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
PaoliniVekic
1
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Italian conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Paolini converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, the Croatian was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 72 points. Jasmine was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Vekic (38-34). Paolini surrendered 14 points on serve (25-14). In addition, on the other side, Donna conceded 13 points on serve (20-13).

3rd Set -
Paolini 7-6
PaoliniVekic
7
6
P
1
0
V
1
1
V
1
2
P
1
3
P
2
3
V
3
3
V
3
4
P
4
4
P
5
4
V
5
5
V
5
6
P
6
6
P
7
6
V
7
7
V
7
8
P
8
8
P
9
8
V
10
8
PaoliniVekic
6
6
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
PaoliniVekic
6
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PaoliniVekic
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
PaoliniVekic
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
PaoliniVekic
4
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaoliniVekic
3
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
PaoliniVekic
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
PaoliniVekic
2
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
PaoliniVekic
1
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
PaoliniVekic
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PaoliniVekic
0
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
PaoliniVekic
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

Paolini conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Donna Vekic in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, Paolini managed to stage a good comeback to break Vekic in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (4-4) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 8.

Tiebreak

The Italian won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3) and 18th (10-8) point. On the other side, the Croatian won a minibreak in the 4th (3-1) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 10-8

The Italian converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40), the 10th (5-4 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Paolini saved 2 set points when she was 5-6 and 7-8 down. Moreover, on the other side, the Croatian converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (2-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 106 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Jasmine won just 2 points more than the Croatian (54-52). The Italian conceded 23 points on serve (36-23). On the other side, Donna conceded 18 points on serve (29-18).

1st
Paolini
Vekic
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Paolini
Vekic
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Paolini
Vekic
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
 

Tennis Scores in Wimbledon

  • Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Elena RybakinaRybakina (3-6 6-3 6-4)
  • Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Donna VekicVekic (2-6 6-4 7-68)

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