Jasmine will compete for the second spot from the Purple Group in the playoffs of the tournament in a head-to-head match with Qinwen
The first racket of the world Arina Sabalenko beat the Italian Jasmine Paolini in the second round match of the Purple Group singles Final WTA tournament.
The tennis players spent an hour and a half on the court. In the first set, Sabalenka made two breaks and won – 6:3. In the second game, Paolini was close to revenge, but missed two set points with the score 5:4 and eventually lost 5:7.
Sabalenka won her second victory in the Purple Group and advanced to the semifinals of the Final Tournament ahead of schedule. Let us remember that in the first match Arina beat Zheng Qingwen (6:3, 6:4). On Wednesday, the “neutral” athlete will play against the representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina.
Paolini has one victory left. On November 6, Jasmine will play for a ticket to the playoffs of the tournament in a head-to-head match with Qinwen.
- Final WTA tournament. Riyadh. Saudi Arabia. Singles. 2nd round
Aryna Sabalenka (-, No. 1 WTA) — Jasmine Paolini (Italy, No. 4 WTA) 2:0 (6:3, 7:5)
Source: Sportarena
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