Jasmine Paolini eliminated amid tears in Dubai
WTA 1000 Dubai: Sofia Kenin-Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-0
The defense of the title in Dubai ends in the worst way for Jasmine Paolini. The Italian tennis player, in fact, è was defeated by the American Sofia Kenin with a score of 6-4 6-0, after a match strongly affected by the ankle injury suffered by the Italian in the opening bars of the second set.
In the first set, è Kenin broke the balance first by finding the break in the fifth game. Paolini, for her part, tried to fight back, but the U.S. è good at managing the lead until the final 6-4.
The second partial starts in the worst way for the number one blue player, who in an attempt of a recovery in extremis ends up on the ground in pain in the ankle letting go also to a worrying scream. After the medical time-out, the Tuscan player manages to return to the court, but with a mobility decisively limited.
Kenin, for her part, wastes no time and takes advantage of her opponent's less-than-perfect physical condition to immediately place the opening break. From that moment, the match è already written as the American quickly closes on 6-0 against a Paolini who played the entire second partial in tears from excessive pain.
The blue player's ankle injury, in addition, will force her to forfeit also in the doubles draw paired with Sara Errani.
