Jasmine Paolini’s new competitive season is about to begin. The current Tuscan tennis player number 8 in the WTA rankingswill be the protagonist at the United Cup 2026mixed team competition for nations scheduled in Australia (January 2-11). A Perththe Italian will represent one of the pillars of the Italian selection, engaged on January 4 against Switzerland e on the 6th against Francedecisive matches for gaining access to the direct elimination phase.
For Paolini it is one great opportunity to accumulate precious points and further improve its position in the world ranking. Analyzing the deadlines for the first two months of the season, an encouraging fact emerges: the Italian is among the players with the least amount of points to defendas soon as 460 in total.
A limited loot, due to the results obtained in 2025: United Cup quarter-finals (90 points), third round at the Australian Open (130), round of 16 in the WTA 1000 in Doha (120) e round of 16 in the WTA 1000 in Dubai (120). The class 1996 therefore it has large profit marginsespecially in view of first Slam of the year.
Much will also depend on draw of the scoreboard and, above all, give them physical conditions of the blue player. The hope is to see a Paolini again in full efficiencycapable of starting decisively from the United Cup, building confidence and finding continuity in his best tennis.
WTA TOP-10 RANKING AND DEADLINES FIRST TWO MONTHS 2026
1. Aryna Sabalenka 10870 (-1930 punti)
2. Iga Swatek 8395 (-1710 scores)
3. Coco Gauff 6723 (-950 points)
4. Amanda Anisimova 6287 (-1135 points)
5. Elena Rybakina 5850 (-1190 punti)
6. Jessica Pegula 5583 (-790 points)
7. Madison Keys 4335 (-2554 points)
8. Jasmine Paolini 4325 (-460 points)
9. Mirra Andreeva 4319 (-1500 points)
10 Ekaterina Alexandrova 3375 (-971 points)
Our standard bearer, considering this situation, has the chance to put the arrow on Madison Keysonly 10 points away and called upon to confirm the very difficult title of Melbourne and that of Adelaide. In the event of a great run in Australia and in the first WTA1000 of the season, Jasmine could aspire to the top-5.
