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Paolini delights home crowd by reaching ‘dream’ Italian Open final

Inez Watson by Inez Watson
May 15, 2025
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Jasmine Paolini reached the Italian Open final on Thursday. ©AFP

Rome (AFP) – Jasmine Paolini reached the Italian Open final on Thursday after ending Peyton Stearns’ impressive run in the Rome tournament 7-5, 6-1. Home hope and sixth seed Paolini became the third Italian woman to reach the Foro Italico final, and the first since her doubles partner Sara Errani was thumped by Serena Williams in 2014. The 29-year-old will face either Coco Gauff or China’s Zheng Qinwen, who beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday night, with that contest being the last match of the day on centre court.

“It’s a dream of mine to get to the final here. It was a difficult start; thank goodness you were all here to give me a boost,” Paolini said on court. “I didn’t have a great feeling at the beginning of the match but I’m really happy about how I managed to turn it around.” Paolini was favored to get past unseeded Stearns, but early on, her American opponent showed why she got to her first 1000 series semi-final by knocking out a succession of big names, including Naomi Osaka and fifth seed Madison Keys.

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Paolini looked way off the pace when she lost the first three games of the match in surprisingly timid fashion, serving weakly and mishitting a host of simple shots. However, she slowly began to force herself back into the contest, putting pressure on Stearns to find shots with her serving and finding both more power and accuracy on her forehand. Stearns’ frustration was clear to see after being broken to allow Paolini to serve for the set, lashing her racket into her bag before giving herself a telling off in her seat.

A break of serve in the third game of the second set deflated Stearns, whose fate was sealed two games later when Paolini took the third of three break points, roaring her joy to her delighted supporters in the centre court stands before comfortably seeing out the match. Paolini could yet win both the singles and women’s doubles tournaments, with her and Errani taking on Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the semi-finals on Friday.

– Paul eyes Sinner –

Tommy Paul set up a potential semi-final in the men’s tournament with Jannik Sinner after beating Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to move into the last four in Rome. American Paul came through a humdrum quarter-final to reach the Foro Italico semis, where he awaits one of Sinner or Casper Ruud for the second straight year. “I just feel comfortable out here and yeah, I’ve been playing some good tennis this week,” said Paul.

Sinner faces by far the toughest test since his return from a three-month doping ban when he takes on sixth seed Ruud in the first of two evening matches on centre court. The world number one is yet to drop a set on home clay, but Ruud is on a hot streak and eyeing a second straight 1000 Masters triumph after breaking his duck in Madrid earlier this month. Norwegian Ruud has won more matches on clay than any other player on the men’s tour in the last five years, and Sinner is still finding his feet after his suspension, accepted from the World Anti-Doping Agency for testing positive for traces of clostebol in March last year.

If Sinner gets through to the semis, it will be the first time two Italian men have reached the last four of a Masters 1000 tournament since the series’ creation 35 years ago, with Lorenzo Musetti facing Carlos Alcaraz on Friday.

© 2024 AFP

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