Italy continues to rewrite the history of its tennis. To the Roland Garros an Italian girl returns to the final of the women’s singles tournament twelve years after the last time: it’s about Jasmine Paolini who destroyed the very young Russian Mirra Andreeva in the penultimate act, by 6-3 6-1. The Italian, who will enter the WTA top-10 next week, will challenge world number one Iga Swiatek for the title.
The first comment from the Italian immediately after the match: “It was a difficult match, she was playing very well, she is 17 years old and is so complete. A month ago she beat me, today I told myself I had to do better.”
The match in detail: “I was nervous in the first set, ball after ball I relaxed, I know it’s hard to be relaxed in a match like that. I’m really happy to have won this match. I didn’t watch the last match against her, but I had it in my head, it was a painful memory. I wanted to get on the field and play better, hit the ball and have fun and it worked.”
It’s still: “It’s important to dream big, I’ve learned in recent years: dreaming is the most important thing in sport and in life. I don’t know what else to say.”. Then the ending in Italian: “Thank you so much guys, it was a pleasure, thanks to those who follow me from home”.
