Positive incipit for Jasmine Paolini at the WTA 1000 of Cincinnati after the Canadian disappointments. The blue beats in 2 sets Maria Sakkari with a double 7-6 in over two hours of play. Not simple race for Paolini, who risks suffering the sensational comeback of the Greek in the first set and does not use 5 matches points on the second tiebreak. The double foul of Sakkari at the 6th, however, gives the blue the 3rd round where he will face the American Ashlyn Krueger, n. 35 in the world.
