Tennis, Jasmine Paolini in the final in Rome
The Italian beat the American Peyton Stearns. In the final she will meet the winner of Chinese Zheng or American Gauff.
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With a dream comeback, eleven years after her doubles partner Sara Errani, Jasmine Paolini reached the final of the Internazionali d'Italia being held on the clay courts of the Foro Italico in Rome.
The Italian, world number 5 and sixth seed, defeated the American Peyton Stearns, number 42 in the Wta ranking, with a score of 7-5, 6-1 in one hour and 41 minutes. Paolini will face the winner of the match between the American Coco Gauff, number 3 in the world and number 4 in the seedings, and the Chinese Qinwen Zheng, number 8 in the Wta ranking and on the draw, in the final on Saturday.
With a dream comeback, eleven years after her doubles partner Sara Errani, Jasmine Paolini reached the final of the Internazionali d'Italia being held on the clay courts of the Foro Italico in Rome.
The Italian, world number 5 and sixth seed, defeated the American Peyton Stearns, number 42 in the Wta ranking, with a score of 7-5, 6-1 in one hour and 41 minutes. Paolini will face the winner of the match between the American Coco Gauff, number 3 in the world and number 4 in the seedings, and the Chinese Qinwen Zheng, number 8 in the Wta ranking and in the draw, in the final on Saturday.This edition continues to be historic for Italian tennis.
Never in the Open era had Italy managed to place players simultaneously in the two singles draw at the Internationals. The last time was 58 years ago when Nicola Pietrangeli and Lea Pericoli managed it in the 1967 edition.
