Record-breaking Paolini-Samsonova, playing tennis at 3,466 meters

“Hi Roger!”. Jasmine Paolini and Liudmila Samsonova have yet to make their debut at the Courmayeur Ladies Open – Cassina Trophy ($ 235,238, Mapei indoor), but for them however it goes – it will remain an unforgettable week, in which they lived one of the most beautiful experiences in life. Addressing the cameras and cameras that accompanied them to Punta Helbronner, they greeted Roger Federer because … they stole at least one of his many records! They will be able to say that they have made the highest dribble in the history of tennis, at 3,466 meters. The sensational altitude where the Tuscan and the Russian challenged each other to the sound of touches and muffled to seal a fantastic morning, made possible by Skyway, the cable car that leads from Courmayeur to the highest point reachable, in front of the majestic peak of Mont Blanc. Since the meeting, downstream, there was an air of great celebration. Once they got on the cable car, the players (accompanied by their respective staff) filled the staff with questions, asking for information and curiosities about the mountains that surrounded them. Once they arrived halfway (there is an intermediate destination), they delayed the climb to Punta Helbronner to take as many photographs as possible. Paolini was enthusiastic, but Samsonova, moreover, really seemed … in seventh heaven! Once they reached the fateful 3,466 meters (12 more than Federer-Vonn in 2014), the two were left speechless. Despite being abundantly covered, Samsonova suffered from the cold more than her friend-rival, while Paolini suffered to a greater extent from the rarefaction of the air, very high at those altitudes, to the point of joking when it was necessary to climb a ladder. In fact he resides in Lucca, above sea level … Even the tourists present followed with curiosity the event, refereed by the WTA chair judge Andrea Mangione. The “match” did not have a winner, but the two engaged as if it were a real match, trying to win as many points as possible and to put the opponent in difficulty. Jasmine and Liudmila would have liked to have stayed, but for health and safety reasons their stay had to be rather short, given the notable thinness of the air.