Jasmine Paolini has Coco Gauff’s quantity in 2025.
The Italian hung round a scratchy three-set contest, and ultimately logged her third consecutive win over the two-time Slam champion on Friday night time to achieve the semifinals on the Cincinnati Open, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
“It was so robust,” Paolini mentioned. “I stayed there ever level, I attempted to battle each level, and it labored.”
Paolini, who turned her ankle early within the third set and needed to see the coach, didn’t appear to be bothered down the stretch as she pulled away to win the error-strewn affair in two hours and three minutes.
Paolini, who additionally notched wins over Gauff at Stuttgart and Rome this 12 months, is into the final 4 in Cincinnati for the primary time.
She hit seven winners in opposition to 44 unforced errors, whereas Gauff hit 22 winners and 62 unforced errors.
Each gamers earned seven breaks of serve, but it surely was Paolini who acquired the final one, with Gauff serving at 3-4 within the deciding set. She then transformed her third match level to lock up the win.
The Italian will face Veronika Kudermetova within the semifinals. Iga Swiatek will tackle Elina Rybakina within the high half semifinal. Each might be performed on Sunday.
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