Jasmine Paolini (photo Lapresse)
Roland Garros, Jasmine Paolini in the final: Mirra Andreeva beaten
Jasmine Paolini never stops. The 28-year-old Italian tennis player (already winner of the WTA 1000 in Dubai this year) is final at Roland Garros after Mirra Andreeva also beat, 17 year old Russian (38th in the world) with a score of 6-3, 6-1 in one hour and 13 minutes. A success that came 24 hours after the extraordinary feat achieved in the quarterfinals when she putt KO the very strong Elena Rybakina.
Jasmine Paolini final at Roland Garros against Iga Swiatek and best WTA ranking
With this victory Jasmine Paolini, who had started the clay court tournament in Paris as world number 15 (and 12th seed) will rise to 7th place in the WTA rankings (he was already 10th after winning in the quarterfinals).
Jasmine Paolini (photo Lapresse)
The final? The opponent is as difficult as possible: His Majesty Iga Swiatek, world number 1: the 23-year-old Polish tennis player got rid of Coco Gauff in two sets (6/2, 6/4). Returning to Jasmine Paolini’s victory, her performance was practically perfect: she dominated the match right from the start, with a break on Mirra Andreeva’s serve in the 4th game and the lead taken up to 6-3 in the first set. The second set was even clearer, breaking serve from the Muscovite in the 3rd, 5th and 7th games.
Game, match, match: Jasmine Paolini is in the final at Roland Garros (with Italy meanwhile anxiously awaiting Sinner-Alcaraz men’s semifinal….).
Jasmine Paolini in the final at Roland Garros: “You must always dream big”
“I’m happy, thanks to everyone. It was a difficult match. Mirra is only 17 years old, but she’s playing very well, she’s complete and only a month ago she beat me. I told myself I had to do better”, the words of Jasmine Paolini after winning the Roland Garros semi-final. “In the first set I was nervous, then ball after ball I relaxed,” she added. “You always have to dream big, I’ve learned this especially in recent years. Dreaming is the most important thing in sport and in life. I don’t know what to say right now.”
“It’s difficult to be relaxed in a race like this, I know, but I’m really happy to have won – explained the Italian tennis player -. In Madrid I was leading 5-2 and then I lost. It was a painful memory and I wanted to do better today.” “Now I know Andreeva better – he continued -. I wanted to hit well and have fun. And it seems like the plan worked.”
“Thank you very much, it was a pleasure – concluded Jasmine Paolini -. Thanks to those who follow me from home and to all of France”.
Roland Garros, Bolelli and Vavassori in the doubles final
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori fly to the final in the doubles tournament at Roland Garros, on Parisian clay. They are the first all-Italian couple in the last act of the French Slam 65 years after Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola, who would later win the trophy in 1959. In the semi-final the two Italians, eleventh seeds, beat the Indian Rohan Bopanna and the Australian Matthew Ebden, second seeding favourites, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2, after almost two hours of battle. in the rematch of the Australian Open final.
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