The Editorial Staff Friday, June 28, 2024, 4:49 PM
Nothing to do for Jasmine Paolini. Having taken to the court in search of her first grass-court final in her career, the Italian tennis player ranked number 7 in the world surrenders to the Russian Darya Kasatkina with the final score of 6-3, 5-7, 3-6 (in the quarterfinals, Paolini had beaten the British Katie Boulter). A comeback defeat therefore which saw the n. 14 WTA reopen the accounts after losing in the first set. The dream of reaching the last act of the WTA 500 in Eastbourne, the last appointment with her together in Bad Homburg to perfect her preparation for Wimbledon, is therefore extinguished. In the final, Kasatkina will face the Canadian Leylah Fernandezfresh from the success against the American Madison Keys.
Paolini at Wimbledon: the draw
The draw of the 137th edition of the Championships has been defined, Wimbledon will open its doors on July 1st with five Italian tennis players in the seeding. Paolini will debut in the first round against the Spanish n. 21 WTA you smile Tormeand if successful she will face the Belgian Greet Memories or the British Heather Watson. 7th seed, the Italian tennis player could also meet one of the Czech players in the third round Linda Noskova and the Canadian one Bianca Andreescu.
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