Jasmine Paolini dream. Jannik Sinner gets all the applause and attention from Italian tennis fans but the Tuscan tennis player’s 2024 is not much lower than that of the 22-year-old from South Tyrol. Also in Madrid, the number 13 in the world demonstrated that she has found her size and gains access to the round of 16 of the Madrid Masters 1000.
Paolini: first set bordering on perfection
Jasmine Paolini seems to be particularly at ease on the red clay of Madrid. The Tuscan tennis player got rid of the Andorran Jimenez Kasintseva with a very clear 6-0, 6-1 in the second round of the tournament. And even in the 16th against Garcia he starts very well. In the first quarter she plays at the limits of perfection on serve and even in return she always manages to undermine her opponent who gives in after 35 minutes with a score of 6-3.
Jasmine without brakes: Garcia demolished
If the first set is bordering on perfection, the second is perhaps even better for the Italian who manages to immediately break the Frenchwoman’s serve. There Toscana never risks anything on her serve and then in the seventh game she takes another break before closing with a service game held to 0 points. Now for the winning streak of Italian tennis there are the round of 16 against the Russian Andreeva, a difficult match but still within the blue’s reach.
Paolini’s joy
Wonderful smile at the end of the race for Jasmine Paolini to the microphones of the Spanish tournament: “I’m really happy with my performance, it’s always great battles against her, which is why I’m happy to have won against her. I think this is my best season, I’m playing well but every tournament is always a different challenge. We need to be good at adapting to every new thing that comes our way”.
Errani: the relationship with Jasmine and the Olympic dream
Difficult to talk about Jasmine Paolini without also talking about Sara Errani. The 37-year-old Italian player continues to use her talent and determination in both singles and doubles even if the results in individual tournaments are no longer what they once were. But her desire is still there also thanks to her doubles partner Jasmine: “There are days when I’m devastated but she comes and gives you a smile or makes a joke”. Then a joke about the future: “The goal of the season is to play the Olympics with Jasmine in doubles but I’m trying to do well in singles too. I hope my body can handle it. Withdrawal? I don’t think I can predict it in advance. I will decide at the moment but not at the beginning of the season and maybe in the future I could think about padel. Why not? But only if I find a partner like Jasmine”.
