Nothing to do for Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals of the Dongfeng Voyah-Wuhan Open, WTA 1000 on hard court staged in Wuhan, China. The Italian tennis player, number 6 in the world and number 3 in the seeding, lost against the home athlete, the Chinese Qinwen Zhengnumber 5 seeded, who won in three sets with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Djokovic in semifinals a Shanghai
Novak Djokovic instead achieved a comeback in the ATP semi-final underway in Shanghai, beating the 19-year-old Czech Jacob Mensikn. 65 in the world and in his first year as a professional, and joins the American Taylor Fritz on Chinese hard courts for a place in the final. The Serbian, down in the first set lost at the tie break after an hour of play that was tarnished for his level, overcame his very young opponent to take a clear 6-1 lead in the second set and close in the third with a score of 6-4, l the last shot was an ace on serve. A Sinner-Djokovic final is now possible.
Machac, who is Sinner’s opponent in the semi-final in Shanghai
by Jacopo Manfredi
October 11, 2024
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