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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Carly Earl and Mike Hytner

Picture perfect? How one of the best tennis photos of all time was taken at the US Open

Jasmine Paolini of Italy plays a forehand
Jasmine Paolini of Italy hits a forehand – and delivers one of the best images of this year’s US Open. Photograph: Ray Giubilo

Of the scores of photographers from across the globe snapping thousands upon thousands of photos at this year’s US Open, one image has stood out above all the others so far at the tennis grand slam in New York.

A slight imbalance from seventh-seed Jasmine Paolini and a relentlessly steady hand allowed photographer Ray Giubilo to nail a one-in-a-million shot at Flushing Meadows this week.

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