Jasmine Paolini gives Erika Andreeva no chance and mortgages WTA Finals

WTA 1000 Wuhan: Jasmine Paolini-Erika Andreeva 6-3 6-2

Jasmine Paolini gives Erika Andreeva no chance and flies to the quarterfinals of the Wuhan WTA 1000. The Italian, in fact, è imposed herself on her Russian rival in two sets with a score of 6-3 6-2, putting a serious mortgage on qualification to the WTA Finals in Riyadh, now only 100 points away.

In the first set there'è only Paolini on the court, who in no time took a 5-0 lead. The class of 2004 player, however, has a reaction of pride and manages to recover a break, but the Italian number one è skillfully administers the large lead and closes the partial set on 6-3.

In the second set, the score did not change and è again the Italian number one led the exchange. Andreeva tried to hold on, but the world number six è relentless and closed the match on 6-2.

In the quarterfinals, Jasmine Paolini will face the winner of the match between Canadian Leylah Fernandez and host Zheng Qinwen.