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“Choked by the Underdog: Jasmine Paolini’s Wimbledon Dreams Crushed by Kamilla Rakhimova in Stunning Collapse”

Posted on July 3, 2025

Jasmine Paolini came into Wimbledon 2025 riding a wave of triumph and glory—fresh off a fairytale season that saw her clinch WTA 1000 titles and reach the French Open final. Pundits called her one of the most dangerous women on tour. The grass-court evolution of the feisty Italian was seen as complete. But in a shocking twist that has sent tremors through the tennis world, Paolini was sensationally ousted in the second round by Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova—a player ranked outside the top 75 and previously unheard of in major Slam conversations.

 

The match, which many expected to be a routine victory for Paolini, instead turned into a slow, harrowing descent into chaos. Paolini, the seventh seed, opened with controlled aggression and took the first set 6-4. But something shifted in the second. Whether it was the pressure of expectations, the scorching heat of Centre Court, or the steely resolve of Rakhimova—Paolini cracked. Unforced errors mounted. Her serve lost bite. Her footwork slowed. And with each faltering step, Rakhimova grew.

 

The Russian, often overlooked and underestimated, had nothing to lose and everything to prove. After dropping the first set, she stormed back with a 6-4 response of her own. She saved break points with fearless hitting, clobbered returns with venom, and stared down one of the year’s most consistent players with zero hesitation. By the third set, it was clear: the match was no longer Paolini’s to win—it was Rakhimova’s to take.

 

At 2-4 down in the decider, Paolini’s nightmare took full form. What should’ve been a routine closeout for a top-10 player morphed into a gut-wrenching meltdown. Rakhimova clawed her way back, game by game, with the composure of a seasoned champion. Paolini blinked on big points—dumping forehands into the net, slicing second serves short, and wearing the haunted look of someone watching their legacy unravel in real time.

 

Rakhimova completed the upset with a thunderous forehand down the line to take the final set 7-5. No roar, no wild celebration—just a simple fist pump, as though this was the destiny she always believed in. Paolini, by contrast, looked shattered. Gone was the vibrant, spirited fighter fans had come to love. In her place stood a ghost of a contender—shell-shocked and hollow-eyed.

 

This wasn’t just a loss. It was a collapse. A statement from Rakhimova. A warning to the tour. And for Paolini, a brutal reminder that in tennis, there are no safe bets.

 

With the women’s draw blown wide open, pundits and fans are already reassessing their predictions. But one thing is certain: Kamilla Rakhimova is no longer a footnote—she’s the author of one of Wimbledon’s darkest surprises.

 

And as for Jasmine Paolini? Her 2025 may have been golden, but Wimbledon just turned it black.

 

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