Tag: Paolini
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A Good Year to be 28 Years Old!
2024 turned out to be a pretty good year for 28-year-olds! While I have banged on about Barbora Krejcikova and her Wimbledon triumph, arguably the player of the year was 28-year-old Italian Jasmine Paolini. And one of the matches of the year was against another 28-year-old, Donna Vekic. But they aren’t the only 28-year-olds to…
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The end of the year as we know it…
Another tennis year comes to an end, and time to reflect on what 2024 brought. For me, this was the first Petra Kvitova-less year since I became a fan of hers. While Petra gave birth in July (during Wimbledon no less! More on that later…) her return is not at all certain and we may…
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How did Barbora Krejcikova win Wimbledon?
Barbora Krejcikova’s Wimbledon win was a delightful surprise to her fans as well as Barbora herself but how did it unfold? Krejcikova came into Wimbledon after fairly poor start to 2024 despite making the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Since then, she had not won many matches at all after being sidelined with injury and…
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Unadulterated Joy!
You know that last post about What to do When Your Fave is Losing? Yeah, Krejcikova bounced back pretty well… she only went and won Wimbledon!
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