When a perfect shot becomes iconic: Jasmine Paolini's photo at the US Open awarded by the ITF

A racket, a logo, a gaze: it only took Ray Giubilo a tenth of a second to immortalize Jasmine Paolini and win the 'photograph of the year' award.

Jules Hypolite

le 20/12/2025 à 19h05

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It's a photo that went around the world during the last US Open. Facing Destanee Aiava in the first round in New York, Jasmine Paolini was immortalized by photographer Ray Giubilo.

The Photograph of the Year Award

A shot with impeccable timing, revealing the Italian's eyes and mouth through the Yonex logo placed on the racket's strings.

Having gone viral, the photograph was distinguished by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which awarded it the 'photograph of the year' prize this week.

Ray Giubilo thus walks away with a prize of $3,000.

Sources

itftennis.com

Aiava D • Q

Paolini J • 7

Paolini Jasmine

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I am surprised about relatively low attendance at Roland Garros which was the most popular slam 20+ years ago. I myself love it as well as really loving aus and us opens. I don't care about Wimbledon, sometimes maybe I can watch women's tennis. I hate Wimbledon's white dress code, I feel like I am watching junior tennis...I watched very few matches like Graf davenport final in 1999 the last time.....

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It will really be befitting if he attains his 25th Grand Slam crown at the AO for he's truly the GOAT & this will stamp him & endorse his GOAT status without an iota of doubt

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