Jasmine Paolini continues to write the history of Italian tennis. With today's victory, Saturday 31 August, against the Kazakh Yulia Putinseva 6-3 6-4, the Tuscan becomes the first Italian in the Open era to play the round of 16 of all the Grand Slams in women's singles in a single season. Until a few months ago, the tennis player had never reached the round of 16 of a major tournament, then she won them one after the other: first in Australia, then at Roland Garros and Wimbledon and finally, today, Saturday 31 August, in New York. . No Italian had ever achieved it before, another record for Paolini in a magical season, also enriched by the Olympic gold in doubles in Paris with Sara Errani. “I was solid, calm, I tried to play my tennis,” she said at the end of the match, interviewed by the sports newspapers. “She played very well this year, I told myself to stay calm, to play a few more balls and I succeeded. There was a great atmosphere, I had fun. The disc? I started to believe in myself more, I had never had these results in a Grand Slam,” she concluded. In the next round, Paolini will face the Czech Karolina Muchova (n.52 WTA).
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