Wimbledon: Paolini continues surprising run

Tuscan world number seven may face number 13 Keys in last 16

By: ansa.it

Jul 05 2024
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Italy's Jasmine Paolini continued her surprising run at Wimbledon by getting into the last 16 of a tournament where she had previously not won a match on Friday.
    The Lucca-born 28-year-old, whose mother has Polish, Danish, and Ghanaian roots, and who rose to world number seven after reaching the French Open final, beat Canada's world number 76 Bianca Andreescu 7-6 6-1 to reach the last 16 where she will play the winner of Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, world number 19, and American world number 13 Madison Keys.
    It is Paolini's third grand slam last 16 match this year after the Australian Open and Roland Garros, where she lost to world number one Iga Swiatek of Poland in a one-sided final.
    Before this year Paolini had never got past the first round at Wimbledon and had never won a major circuit match on grass before reaching the semi final at Eastbourne.