Older and wiser, 20-year-old Vekic on the rise again


Britain Tennis - Aegon Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre - June 14, 2017 Croatia's Donna Vekic celebrates winning her second round match against USA's Julia Boserup Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff Livepic

NOTTINGHAM (Reuters) - These days Donna Vekic is best known as the girlfriend of three-times grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka but it is easy to forget that five years ago she was tipped as the next big thing.

Croatian Vekic, who turns 21 later this month, reached the final of her first WTA Tour event in Tashkent in 2012 - the youngest player to do so for six years.

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