Jasmine Paolini, thrilling comeback: Italy in semifinals

It was no cakewalk but Italy qualified for the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2025, eliminating China with a 2-0 win that says nothing about what happened on the court

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Also in the second singles match of the day, Jasmine Paolini took a risk but eventually came out on top in a comeback 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 after a two-hour, 51-minute battle with Wang Xinyu, ranked No. 34.

“It’was tough, she played great but I tried to stay in the match for everyone on the bench, for the fans and for my country and in the end somehow I managed to turn the match around. I am happy because it is always a pleasure to play with this jersey” the words of the’Azzurra.

“In the 2nd set the situation was complicated. Facing the hosts in this competition is difficult but I was trying to focus on what my team was telling me and the support of our audience and in the end, as it happened with Elisabetta, we managed to win both our matches”.