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Kim Clijsters shares what Jasmine Paolini’s coach was shouting before match point in the tie-break during Wimbledon semi-final
The Italian engaged in both a tactical and attritional battle with Donna Vekic in an epic semi-final in the British sunshine on Centre Court.Paolini and Vekic produced a scintillating contest with both players desperate to make their first Wimbledon final.In a back and forth encounter, Paolini had two match points saved and it needed a 10-point final set tiebreak to separate the players.
It went right down to the wire and when she earned a third match point while leading 9-8, Clijsters explained what Paolini’s coach Renzo Furlan told her before the last point of the match.