Italy's Jasmine Paolini reaches Wimbledon women's singles final

ANKARA

Italy's Jasmine Paolini reached the 2024 Wimbledon women's singles final by eliminating Croatian Donna Vekic with 2-6, 6-4, and 7(8)-6 sets on Thursday.

"I'm so happy with this win. This match, I will remember forever," said Paolini, who became the first Italian woman to reach a Wimbledon singles final. The match lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes, said to be the tournament's longest women's semifinal.

"I don't know what to do on the court. Point by point I was repeating myself 'try'," the 28-year-old added.

Paolini will take on the winner of Thursday's another semifinal clash, Barbora Krejcikova vs. Elena Rybakina, in the final on Saturday.