Italy celebrates the rise of Jannik Sinner at world number one, a historic fact for a country that loves tennis. But the man who performed the miracle at Roland Garros was a countryman they did not expect, Jasmine Paolini, who at 28 years old broke all the predictions.
He had never made it past the second round in Paris, so how did he think he would make it to the final. Well yes, she was a heroine a few weeks ago in Rome winning the doubles with her compatriot Sara Errani, with him in the penultimate round of Roland Garros. What is expected, not its appearance in the individual.
Although her development took a step forward this season, becoming the Dubai WTA champion. Not by accident, he is in the individual final at Roland Garros, which he will play on Saturday, at 3 pm, with the Polish. Iga Swiatektop favorite in its three titles, two in a row.
Paolini wakes up the Russian Mirra Andreeva, who made the step up from semi-finalist prodigy in twelve months. At just 17 years old, the student of the Spanish girl Conchita Martinez Accused of inexperience, he lost 6-3 and 6-1 to a rocky opponent.
Paolini gave nothing, he avenged the recent defeat in Madrid, at altitude. With a height of 1.63 in generous measures, 1.60 in less optimistic ones (Mima Jausovec he lifted the trophy in 1977 with that size), he was far from the current standard of tennis, but he was good at his heart and tennis. With an Italian father and Ghanaian mother, he fell in love with her friendliness.
He will be top-10 on Monday, No. 7 or No. 5 depending on the result in the final. It is very complicated for him, but he is not afraid to think Francesca Schiavone or Flavia Pennettathe Italian champions, at Roland Garros 2010 and US Open 2015.
Source: La Verdad
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