DUBAI (EMIRATES ARABIA) (ITALPRESS) – Jasmine Paolini’s path to the “Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships,” Wta 1000 underway on the concrete courts of Dubai, with a total prize money of $3,664,963, is already interrupted in the round of 16. The 29-year-old Tuscan, the No. 4 seed and defending champion, after beating Germany’s Eva Lys in the opener – straight to the second round – succumbed sharply 6-4 6-0, in just over an hour, to Sofia Kenin. The U.S. confirmed herself as Paolini’s black beast: third confrontation and third success after those obtained in 2019, first in Rome and then in Guangzhou.Affecting the defeat of the Italian – who on Monday in the new Wta ranking will lose at least a couple of positions not having defended in full the 1,000 points of the title won a year ago – an injury to her right ankle at the beginning of the second set.- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
