Jasmine Paolini ahead all the way in Beijing: routed Sofia Kenin

Jasmine Paolini ahead of the pack: the Italian tennis player qualified for the round of 16 at the Beijing tournament after an overwhelming victory against Sofia Kenin of the United States in two sets with the eloquent partials of 6-3, 6-0. The world No. 8, after her convincing debut success against Sevastova, granted an encore by dominating the former No. 4 on the planet, and confirming her current excellent form.

Paolini dominated the first set with a double break that put her up 5-1, while in the second partial she really routed the American with a 6-0 win without argument.

Kenin, who in the previous three had always won against Azzurra, was routed in just over an hour. Paolini now sets her sights on her next opponent, Czech Marie Bouzkova, with an eye also on the Race to the WTA Finals: with this success, Jasmine moved closer to eighth-ranked Rybakina, who was defeated in Beijing.

Kenin, who had always won against the Italian, was defeated in Beijing.