Internazionali BNL d’Italia—Rome, Italy
Paolini Wins 2025 Italian Open Title
Saturday’s WTA Results from Rome
Saturday’s action at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy featured No. 6 seed Jasmine Paolini capture the biggest title of her career, defeating American favourite and No. 4 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2.
Needing one hour and twenty nine minutes to seal her victory, Paolini won 57 percent of her first serve points and broke her opponent on five occasions.
Losing in the finals of the Madrid Open to Aryna Sabalenka in her last event, Gauff still stands as one of the clear favourites to take the title at Roland Garros.
Gauff also defeated No. 7 seed Mirra Andreeva, No. 8 seed Qinwen Zheng and former US Open winner Emma Raducanu en-route to the title.
Paolini, who reached the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon last year, continues to prove that she can play well on any surface. The 29-year-old has reached a career high of No. 4 in the world and won three career titles.
Paolini’s road to the finals included victories over Ons Jabeur, No 13 seed Diana Shnaider, No. 17 seed Jelena Ostapenko, and inform American Peyton Stearns in the semifinals.
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Men’s Final Preview: Sinner vs. Alcaraz
The dream final on the men’s side is set to take place on Sunday in Campo Centrale, when Italian favourite and top seed Jannik Sinner will take on his top rival Carlos Alcaraz for the title.
Both Sinner and Alcaraz have been in great form so far in the event, and Sunday’s final promises to bring forward a high standard of tennis.
Alcaraz currently leads Sinner 6-4 in career head-to-head meetings, and has won their last three encounters. The Spaniard recently captured the title in Monte Carlo, Monaco, made the finals in Barcelona, Spain, before skipping the event in Madrid due to an abductor injury.
Sinner, who has been off Tour since January with a doping suspension, has returned to action in great form. The world No. 1 has defeated No. 6 seed Casper Ruud, No. 11 seed Tommy Paul and No. 17 seed Francisco Cerundolo during his path to the finals.
Sinner is also carrying a 26 match winning streak into the Rome final. Sinner last lost on Tour in the Beijing Open final to Alcaraz at the end of September.
All in all, Sunday’s star-studded final should be one to remember.
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