Jasmine Paolini third Italian in quarterfinals in Monastir

Jasmine Paolini third Italian in Monastir quarterfinals

There are three Italians in the quarterfinals of the’WTA 250 on the Tunisian cement in Monastir. In fact, Lucia Bronzetti and Lucrezia Stefanini have been joined by Jasmine Paolini.

The 27-year-old from Tuscany, fresh from entering the top 30, beat Croatian Petra Marcinko, world number 140, in the second round with a score of 6-4 3-6 6-2 after almost two hours of battle.

È it was a match full of breaks, as many as 15 out of 27 games, 7 in the first set, 4 in both the second and third. Fortunately, in the decisive partial Palini, after the initial break and counterbreak, è took a 5-1 lead and shortly after closed the match.

Now in the quarterfinals Jasmine will face Bronzetti, while Stefanini, who in the scoreboard è on the side of the other two azzurre, will meet Francee Clara Burel, who today beat Russian Erika Andreeva in the third set tie-break.