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Straits Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Fourth seed Paolini cruises past Starodubtseva and into fourth round
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in action during her third round match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates during her third round match against Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Italy's Jasmine Paolini in action during her third round match against Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva REUTERS/Lisi Niesner PARIS - Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy eased past Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets on Friday to reach the French Open fourth round. Starodubtseva, looking to earn her first career win over a top 10 player, was no match for last year's French Open finalist who will next face either Ukraine's Elina Svitolina or American Bernarda Pera. "It was a good match after a few games. In the beginning I was not feeling really well. The conditions are different today from previous rounds," Paolini said in a post-match interview. The sun and heat, however, did not stop her earning a 23rd Grand Slam match win in 2024 and 2025, second only to world number one Aryna Sabalenka. "It is so strange. I am feeling good, playing here, and I just enjoy being on this stage," added Paolini when asked to explain her fine run in the majors in the past two seasons. Starodubtseva, ranked 81st in the world, did well in the first set to stretch the diminutive Italian with her powerful forehand, as the pair traded two breaks apiece. Paolini, who earlier in May became the first Italian woman in four decades to claim the Italian Open title, bagged the first set 6-4 with a superb drop shot on her first set point. The 29-year-old late bloomer, who also reached last year's Wimbledon final, took a page out of her opponent's book, moving the Ukrainian with her baseline game, and it paid off as Starodubtseva sharply increased her error count. With a total of 13 unforced errors in the first set, Starodubtseva lost her focus and after only four games in the second set had double faulted three times and had 10 unforced errors. By that time Paolini had taken complete control and rattled off the next four games, sealing her win when her opponent sank a backhand into the net. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
5 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Fourth seed Paolini cruises past Starodubtseva and into fourth round
PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy eased past Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets on Friday to reach the French Open fourth round. Starodubtseva, looking to earn her first career win over a top 10 player, was no match for last year's French Open finalist who will next face either Ukraine's Elina Svitolina or American Bernarda Pera. "It was a good match after a few games. In the beginning I was not feeling really well. The conditions are different today from previous rounds," Paolini said in a post-match interview. The sun and heat, however, did not stop her earning a 23rd Grand Slam match win in 2024 and 2025, second only to world number one Aryna Sabalenka. "It is so strange. I am feeling good, playing here, and I just enjoy being on this stage," added Paolini when asked to explain her fine run in the majors in the past two seasons. Starodubtseva, ranked 81st in the world, did well in the first set to stretch the diminutive Italian with her powerful forehand, as the pair traded two breaks apiece. Paolini, who earlier in May became the first Italian woman in four decades to claim the Italian Open title, bagged the first set 6-4 with a superb drop shot on her first set point. The 29-year-old late bloomer, who also reached last year's Wimbledon final, took a page out of her opponent's book, moving the Ukrainian with her baseline game, and it paid off as Starodubtseva sharply increased her error count. With a total of 13 unforced errors in the first set, Starodubtseva lost her focus and after only four games in the second set had double faulted three times and had 10 unforced errors. By that time Paolini had taken complete control and rattled off the next four games, sealing her win when her opponent sank a backhand into the net.
CNA
5 days ago
- General
- CNA
Fourth seed Paolini cruises past Starodubtseva and into fourth round
PARIS :Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy eased past Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets on Friday to reach the French Open fourth round. Starodubtseva, looking to earn her first career win over a top 10 player, was no match for last year's French Open finalist who will next face either Ukraine's Elina Svitolina or American Bernarda Pera. "It was a good match after a few games. In the beginning I was not feeling really well. The conditions are different today from previous rounds," Paolini said in a post-match interview. The sun and heat, however, did not stop her earning a 23rd Grand Slam match win in 2024 and 2025, second only to world number one Aryna Sabalenka. "It is so strange. I am feeling good, playing here, and I just enjoy being on this stage," added Paolini when asked to explain her fine run in the majors in the past two seasons. Starodubtseva, ranked 81st in the world, did well in the first set to stretch the diminutive Italian with her powerful forehand, as the pair traded two breaks apiece. Paolini, who earlier in May became the first Italian woman in four decades to claim the Italian Open title, bagged the first set 6-4 with a superb drop shot on her first set point. The 29-year-old late bloomer, who also reached last year's Wimbledon final, took a page out of her opponent's book, moving the Ukrainian with her baseline game, and it paid off as Starodubtseva sharply increased her error count. With a total of 13 unforced errors in the first set, Starodubtseva lost her focus and after only four games in the second set had double faulted three times and had 10 unforced errors. By that time Paolini had taken complete control and rattled off the next four games, sealing her win when her opponent sank a backhand into the net.
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Osaka wants to 'play with the big dogs' after Miami win
Former world number one Naomi Osaka wants to "play with the big dogs" again after battling to a three-set win against Yuliia Starodubtseva in the first round of the Miami came from a set down to beat Ukraine's Starodubtseva 3-6 6-4 6-3 and claim her first victory since the Australian Open second round in comes after the Japanese player described her first-round loss against Camila Osorio at Indian Wells two weeks ago as the "worst match I've ever played in my life"."I want to play with the big dogs so bad and I just see everyone playing so well and I want to do the same," she said after her two-and-a-half-hour epic against Starodubtseva."But I have to remember it's a process."The four-time Grand Slam winner has had several breaks from playing to prioritise her mental health as well as a maternity has not progressed past the third round of a major since her most recent triumph at the 2021 Australian Open."I knew that I wasn't playing too well, but I thought, 'let me try to stay on the court as long as possible', because I consider Miami my home," Osaka added."At Indian Wells I was just over-hitting a lot, so I tried to use my legs."I was going to run into every corner if I had to, and we were going to have to play for three hours if she was going to beat me."
