Donna Vekic’s emotional reaction after beating Paula Badosa to reach her 1st Wimbledon Quarterfinal.
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She falls to the floor.
She walks to her bench and puts her hand over her eyes.
This was a long time coming.
So many emotions. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/uDFsabuUkP
It rained today at Wimbledon. Then it rained some more. It seemed, in fact, as though Paula Badosa and Donna Vekic would never get to finish their match, but after multiple delays, they did. Vekic defeated Badosa 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, and--in doing so--reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the first time in her career. We've all watched Vekic for so long, and we've seen what she's capable of; it's a pleasure to see her reach this milestone.
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| The painting next to the TV is Robert Hoover's "The Day of the Sun" |
Meanwhile, qualifier Lulu Sun, who upset 8th seed Zheng Qinwen in the first round, stopped Emma Raducanu's run by hitting 50 winners and defeating her 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Raducanu had a good run, however, which included the defeat of both of both Elise Mertens and 9th seed Maria Sakkari.
Emma Navarro, who just keeps improving, upset 2nd seed Coco Gauff in straight sets. Navarro appears to be comfortable on all surfaces, and her court poise is very impressive.
The match of the day, unfortunately, came to a sad end. Jasmine Paolini and Madison Keys threw everything they had at each other, and they were a joy to watch. But Keys injured her leg in the final set and had to retire before that set ended. The result was that Paolini (who's also looking good on all surfaces) won the match, 6-3, 6-7, 5-5.
The highest seed left in the draw is 4th seed and 2022 champion Elena Rybakina, who has been chronically ill since spring, but who appears ((fingers crossed) to be in good health now.
Round of 16 play will continue tomorrow. And while I don't consider popcorn to be breakfast food, it would certainly be appropriate for when I watch Yulia Putintseva play Alona Ostapenko.
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