australian open
The 28 year old beats the Russian Blinkova 7-6(1), 6-4 and enters the fourth round: now Kalinskaya, who eliminates Stephens
20 gen 2024
@Getty Images
Continue the dream of Jasmine Paolini at the Australian Open. The 28-year-old, in fact, beats in two sets Anna Blinkova and access the round of 16: never in her career had she reached this far in a Slam. The number 31 in the world took an hour and 26 minutes of play to prevail 7-6(1), 6-4 about the Russian and now he will deal with Anna Kalinskayawho surprisingly eliminated the American Sloane Stephens with a score of 6(8)-7, 6-1, 6-4.
Jasmine Paolini has no intention of stopping: the 28-year-old continues her run at the Australian Open by reaching the round of 16. After an hour and 26 minutes of play, she won 7-6 (1), 6-4 over Anna Blikova, number 57 in the WTA rankings. Fiery start: four breaks in a row, with the Italian immediately breaking serve and moving to 2-0 and 3-1 before suffering a double hook from the Russian. No other break points arrive, so it inevitably reaches 6-6: the tie-break smiles on the Italian who takes the lead to 4-0, then with three more points in a row she closes at 7-1.
In the second set, there was a moment of difficulty immediately, with Blinkova taking advantage of it and going up 2-0, but at the right moment Paolini made a comeback: with two breaks and four games in a row, the Tuscan turned the match around, demonstrating character and cynicism. From 2-4 she goes to 6-4 which earns her passage to the round: it is her first round of 16 final in Melbourne and in a Slam. And now, the next opponent is within her reach: she will face another Russian, Anna Kalinskaya, who however wins surprisingly and comes back from Sloane Stephens. She is therefore a challenge not to be underestimated for Jasmine Paolini, who can nevertheless dream of the quarter-finals.
READ ALSO
sponsored content
2024-01-20 07:44:43
#Tennis #Australian #Open #super #Paolini #hes #Sportmediaset #Sport #Mediaset
