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Free Malaysia Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Free Malaysia Today
Nadal touch helps Paolini reach French Open third round
The Italian fourth seed said she tried to mix it up and play aggressively herself. (AP pic) PARIS : Last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini gave a touch to Rafael Nadal's footprint on Court Phlippe Chatrier before racing into the third round with a 6-3 6-3 victory against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Wednesday. The Italian fourth seed was barely bothered in a one-sided affair on a gloomy Parisian day as she set up a meeting with Ukrainian lucky loser Yuliia Starodubtseva or Russian Anastasia Potapova. During the warm-up, Paolini, who is trained by Nadal's former coach Marc Lopez, approached the permanent footprint of the 14-times French Open champion that was installed next to the net on Roland Garros's main court during a ceremony in the Spaniard's honour last Sunday, and gave it a light touch. 'It's hard to play against Ajla, she's very aggressive but I tried to mix it up and play aggressively myself,' Paolini said. 'Last year, I played two matches here and a bit at the Olympics, now I'm a bit more used to it (Court Philippe Chatrier). The diminutive Paolini, who easily handled Tomljanovic's all-in approach, sealed the opening set with a cross-court passing shot after dragging her opponent to the net with a subtle drop shot. She kept her focus in the second set, wrapping it up in front of a barely half-capacity crowd – a common occurrence for the French Open opening match on the main court.
Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Paolini channels Nadal's spirit as she cruises past Tomljanovic into French Open third round
PARIS, May 28 — Last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini gave a touch to Rafael Nadal's footprint on Court Phlippe Chatrier before racing into the third round with a 6-3 6-3 victory against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic today. The Italian fourth seed was barely bothered in a one-sided affair on a gloomy Parisian day as she set up a meeting with Ukrainian lucky loser Yuliia Starodubtseva or Russian Anastasia Potapova. During the warm-up, Paolini, who is trained by Nadal's former coach Marc Lopez, approached the permanent footprint of the 14-times French Open champion that was installed next to the net on Roland Garros's main court during a ceremony in the Spaniard's honour last Sunday, and gave it a light touch. 'It's hard to play against Ajla, she's very aggressive but I tried to mix it up and play aggressively myself,' Paolini said. 'Last year, I played two matches here and a bit at the Olympics, now I'm a bit more used to it (Court Philippe Chatrier). The diminutive Paolini, who easily handled Tomljanovic's all-in approach, sealed the opening set with a cross-court passing shot after dragging her opponent to the net with a subtle drop shot. She kept her focus in the second set, wrapping it up in front of a barely half-capacity crowd — a common occurrence for the French Open opening match on the main court. — Reuters
CNA
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Nadal touch helps Paolini reach French Open third round
PARIS : Last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini gave a touch to Rafael Nadal's footprint on Court Phlippe Chatrier before racing into the third round with a 6-3 6-3 victory against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Wednesday. The Italian fourth seed was barely bothered in a one-sided affair on a gloomy Parisian day as she set up a meeting with Ukrainian lucky loser Yuliia Starodubtseva or Russian Anastasia Potapova. During the warm-up, Paolini, who is trained by Nadal's former coach Marc Lopez, approached the permanent footprint of the 14-times French Open champion that was installed next to the net on Roland Garros's main court during a ceremony in the Spaniard's honour last Sunday, and gave it a light touch. "It's hard to play against Ajla, she's very aggressive but I tried to mix it up and play aggressively myself," Paolini said. "Last year, I played two matches here and a bit at the Olympics, now I'm a bit more used to it (Court Philippe Chatrier). The diminutive Paolini, who easily handled Tomljanovic's all-in approach, sealed the opening set with a cross-court passing shot after dragging her opponent to the net with a subtle drop shot. She kept her focus in the second set, wrapping it up in front of a barely half-capacity crowd - a common occurrence for the French Open opening match on the main court.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Nadal touch helps Paolini reach French Open third round
PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) - Last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini gave a touch to Rafael Nadal's footprint on Court Phlippe Chatrier before racing into the third round with a 6-3 6-3 victory against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Wednesday. The Italian fourth seed was barely bothered in a one-sided affair on a gloomy Parisian day as she set up a meeting with Ukrainian lucky loser Yuliia Starodubtseva or Russian Anastasia Potapova. During the warm-up, Paolini, who is trained by Nadal's former coach Marc Lopez, approached the permanent footprint of the 14-times French Open champion that was installed next to the net on Roland Garros's main court during a ceremony in the Spaniard's honour last Sunday, and gave it a light touch. "It's hard to play against Ajla, she's very aggressive but I tried to mix it up and play aggressively myself," Paolini said. "Last year, I played two matches here and a bit at the Olympics, now I'm a bit more used to it (Court Philippe Chatrier). The diminutive Paolini, who easily handled Tomljanovic's all-in approach, sealed the opening set with a cross-court passing shot after dragging her opponent to the net with a subtle drop shot. She kept her focus in the second set, wrapping it up in front of a barely half-capacity crowd - a common occurrence for the French Open opening match on the main court.
