Jasmine Paolini, Barbora Krejcikova to face off in Wimbledon final

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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.

In her first Wimbledon final on Saturday, Paolini will take on No. 31 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic, who upset No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Thursday'