After having a successful clay court campaign where she won the title in Rome, Jasmine Paolini showcased quite a few decent performances on grass and hard courts as well. She reached the semifinals at the Bad Homburg Open, and now, Paolini has made it to the finals of the Cincinnati Open. Currently ranked ninth in the world, Paolini has a win-loss record of 33-13 this season, and guess what? The 29-year-old is putting up a strong show against the former world number one, Iga Swiatek, in the Cincy final.
Jasmine Paolini has already shown brilliance on all three surfaces this season, but now it’ll be interesting to see if she can land her second title of the season by winning the Cincinnati Open. Although she is yet to open her account against the Pole (0-5), before the match, the Italian assured her fans, she’d try her best to put up a tough fight against Swiatek. “It’s been really tough against her (Swiatek). She’s an amazing player. She defends really well. Serving good. I’m trying to do my best. We are in the final. I like the conditions. Let’s fight,” said Paolini in her post-match press conference.
Paolini got off to a strong start in this epic duel, taking away the first three games of the first set within the blink of an eye. However, in the fourth game, there was a moment when we saw Jasmine Paolini getting engaged in a heated argument with the chair umpire. She was not happy with a call and was seen asking the umpire to show her the ball mark. Paolini thought it was out, but later on in the replay, we saw it was in by the slightest of margins.
However, despite having a poor start in this match, Iga Swiatek is now slowly getting back into the contest as she has now taken a 6-5 lead in the first set. Fasten your seatbelts for a nail-biting ending in this epic battle!
We’re off to an interesting start in the Cincinnati final
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