Cincinnati: Jasmine Paolini in the round of 16, out goes Elisabetta Cocciaretto
The good moment of the Olympic gold medalist
continues.
Jasmine Paolini does not betray the many expectations for her. Recovering from her splendid Olympic adventure, winning the gold medal in doubles with Sara Errani, the current world number 5 starts the Cincinnati tournament, the last Masters 1000 before the US Open, at its best.
The Italian won over Anastasija Potapova in two sets. In the first set, after running away on 5-1, Jasmine Paolini è stalled, favoring her opponent's comeback. Fortunately, in the tie-break, she prevailed (7-2). The second set was better managed with the decisive stretch for success coming at 4-3.
In the round of 16 of the tournament, Jasmine Paolini will face Russian Mirra Andreeva, who was faced in the women’s doubles final, valid for the gold medal, staged just in Paris a few weeks ago.
Nothing to do for Elisabetta Cocciaretto who, in the presence of Aryna Sabalenka, number 3 in the women’s draw, è surrendered in two sets: 6-3, 6-4 the partials in favor of the Belarusian who, at least for the moment, has shown to have a better quality than the Italian. The defeat of Coco Gauff should also be highlighted. The defending champion è was defeated, in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) by Russian naturalized Kazakhstan tennis player Julija Putinceva.
