Never before in the Californian desert was the Tuscan player who once again beat the Russian player 6-3 3-6 6-4
As in Dubai, in the end Jasmine wins the tug of war, and she does it in the most difficult and tense moment, when you have to look each other in the eye and not give up an inch. As in the final of the Masters 1000 WTA in the Emirates, Paolini breaks Kalinskaya’s serve when it matters most and wins the “match” between the two in Indian Wells, flying to the round of 16 for the first time in the Californian tournament. The Italian thus achieves a consecutive victory week, her longest streak ever, and wins the third act of the match against the Russian in 2024, with a score of 6-3 3-6 6-4 in two hours of play.
ALWAYS HER
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Jasmine had lost against Kalinskaya in Melbourne, won in Dubai and now in Indian Wells: really not bad. Paolini will now face either Podoroska or Potapova in the round of 16. Jasmine still won another battle and did it her way. Kalinskaya is a lady player and she once again made her life difficult, but the Tuscan born in 1996 was better in the moments that mattered. The Russian currently has too many flaws to compete at the highest levels, such as that of wasting too much in every single phase of the match.
that determination
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On the court, Paolini, who perhaps pays something on a physical level, has more tennis brains than her opponent, and it can be seen from the progress of the match. Whenever there was a tough game, Jasmine came out. In the first set the Italian breaks at 4-3 and the Russian serves, with the final 6-3, the third set already mentioned. The number 13 seed is ready, even in California, to go far ahead, also because her most fearsome opponent until the semi-final, Rybakina, has withdrawn. Just like Dubai. In the other matches, no problems for the world number one, Iga Swiatek, who disintegrated Noskova 6-4 6-0, and for Putintseva, winner over Keys.