Jasmine Paolini into Wimbledon final after tough win over Donna Vekic

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No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy advanced to her second consecutive Grand Slam final, defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the first Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday.

It was an emotional two-hour, 51-minute match that turned into the longest semifinal in the history of women'ssingles at Wimbledon and long will be remembered as one of the best.

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