Jasmine Paolini put on a tennis masterclass to steer Italy to a fifth Billie Jean King Cup title as she beat Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 in the second singles rubber to wrap up a 2-0 win over Slovakia in the final on Wednesday. A year after Italy suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Canada in the decider and over a decade …
Barbora Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2-, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday on the iconic Centre Court in the Wimbledon 2024 women's singles final to claim her second Grand Slam title. With the win, Krejcikova became the fourth Czech player to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in the Open Era after her one-time mentor Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova and last year’s champion …
PARIS — Jasmine Paolini is struggling to believe she’s into her first Grand Slam final. “It’s a great feeling to be in a Grand Slam final,” the 28-year-old Italian said. “Grazie mille, ragazzi,” Paolini said, before adding “Merci beaucoup a toute la France.” The 23-year-old Swiatek remains on course for a fifth major, including four at Roland Garros. “So young, …
PARIS — Iga Swiatek is as good as it gets in tennis at the moment, especially at the French Open. Displaying her usual brand of powerful-but-clean groundstrokes, Swiatek needed only 10 winners to advance on Thursday, because she made only 14 unforced errors — while Gauff finished with 39. “For the most part, I do think I had the right …
