WImbledon is no longer a dream to chase, but a story to continue. Jasmine Paolini, finalist in 2024, he returns to the grass that consecrated it, with different eyes and how number 4 in the world. Twelve months after that extraordinary race until the final against Rybakina, The Tuscan tennis player reappears on the meadows of the All England Club with a new statusthat of protagonist.
Jasmine Paolini in Wimbledon: this time he starts among the great ones
The draw positioned it in the upper part of the scoreboard, the one manned by Aryna Sabalenka, the number one in the world. But this time the comparison is less feared: Paolini has become one of the favorites. The debut will be against the Latvian Anastasija Sevastovahighly experienced player, who returned to the circuit after a long break. A game to face with respect, but without complexes. Today the tennis player has the game, head and trust To lead Italy on a stage that now belongs to them.
Growth outside the spotlight
Paolini’s parable was not that of early talent. Is 28 years old and His ascent was a slow and constant work of workof coherent choices and of a technical maturity built over time. Has not exploded suddenly, He never had the predestined label. And perhaps, precisely for this reason it has become, today, a fixed point of female tennis. His quick game, built on intelligent movements and a great reading capacity, has also adapted to grass, an initially difficult surface. The final of 2024 transformed it. From then on heavy victories have arrived, a stable entrance in the top 10 And a new look by the opponents. Now none underestimate it and, every tournament, begins with its name among those to be feared.
Twelve months after the final, the blue returns to the All England Club of Top Player. A story of growth, redemption and pride for all Italian tennis (Getty Images)
The pressure of those who are expected, no longer surprised
But be Jasmine Paolini in WimbledonToday, It also means holding the pressure. The memory of the final is still fresh, but today the bar rises: Italy expects another deep race from her, perhaps to the end. Its state of form is good, Trust is high And, however difficult, the path is within its reach, having built a mental hold that could make the difference. Next to her, there will also be: Lucia bronzetti; Jill teichmannwhich will come from Switzerland and, Elisabetta Cocciaretto which will face one of the most solid series heads, The American Jessica Peguula.
A blue expedition full of names even for male
Italy deploys numbers and ambitions also on the male scoreboard. Eleven the Azzurri in the field, led by the number one in the world Jannik Sinner which will open with a derby against Luca Nardi. In the same section they are also found Lorenzo Musetti busy Basilashvilipossible opponent of Sinner in the quarterfinals. So, Flavio Cobollidrawn against Zhukayev. Below in the scoreboard, spotlight on Fabio Fogniniwhich will face the reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz on the central, and on Matteo Berrettinireturning to the grass with great hopes and a first round against the Polish Majchrzak.
But everything starts from Jasmine Paolini
In the middle of To this rich blue representationhowever,, Jasmine Paolini is the symbol face. Its history, its silent determination, its ability to overturn expectations with a smile, make it today not only a champion, but an example. Italy relies on heraware that if there is someone able to rewrite once again the story on those meadows, It is precisely those who had started to do it last year.
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