We are approaching the epilogue of the 2024 edition of Roland Garros. A Slam that is giving Italy satisfaction in all scores, with surprising results. Think above all of what he has done since Jasmine Paolinivictorious against the world no.4 Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinalsand capable of qualifying for the first time in his career to the penultimate act of a Major.
Beautiful country that can therefore count not only on Jannik Sinner. Clearly, the South Tyrolean is the spearhead of a movement and the one who can concretely aspire to the highest goals with continuity. This and more was discussed during thelast episode of TennisManiabroadcast on OA Sport Youtube channelconducted by Dario Puppo (Eurosport commentator) and with guest Guido Monaco (Eurosport technical commentator).
“Jasmine Paolini moved me. I had seen her on a downward performance curve, considering the matches faced previously, but I must say that she was the protagonist of an amazing performance against Rybakina. Among other things, you also had the concrete possibility of finishing in two fractions. It must be said that the Kazakh made many mistakes, but the performance of the Italian tennis player was valuable, also because gray matter matters a lot in tennis. In this last aspect, Renzo Furlan’s work on Jasmine was important“, Monaco said.
And in view of the semi-final against the Russian Mirra Andreeva, who scored a surprise against Aryna Sabalenka (world no. 2), there are possibilities to look for a coup: “Clearly against the young Russian the chances of qualifying for the Roland Garros Final increase for Paolini, however in the presence of a very interesting player, who I didn’t think would be able to beat the Belarusian. It must be said that Sabalenka was not at her best physically due to stomach problems“.
The different reaction from an emotional point of view between Jasmine Paolini and Jannik Sinner also caused a sensation, who both qualified for the semi-finals of Roland Garros have learned that they have taken an important step for their career in the world rankings: from next Monday the Tuscan will be in the top-10, while the South Tyrolean will even be n.1 in the ranking.
The different way of reacting between the two according to Monaco is given by: “Two very different paths. Sinner has been showing No. 1 tennis for six/seven months and it was objectively only a question of time, while objectively for Jasmine to be able to take this step was very difficult, without considering that the Italian has taken an important step for her qualification for the WTA Finals“.
In closing, a thought on the semi-final between Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, with the flavor of an early final: “If one were to think about the two’s clay-court career, it is clear that the Spaniard has achieved more important results with continuity. However, the past does not count, but the condition of the moment matters. Alcaraz returned to being competitive, but Sinner showed that he didn’t have the slightest problem performing on clay. It’s the classic challenge of 51-49 for one or 51-49 for the other. They are two exceptional players who arrive fit and remarried“.
