Jasmine wins 6-2 7-6 (4) at the debut against the Australian. For the third time in his career he surpasses the first round of the US Open
No problem for Jasmine Paolini at the debut of the US Open. The series head number 7 of the tournament, a finalist in Cincinnati a few days ago, beat the Australian Destaneous Aiava, number 168 of the world, in two sets – 6-2 7-6 (4) – in an hour and 33 minutes).
the opponent
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Aiava showed only at times because a few years ago it was considered one of the promises of female tennis. The 25 -year -old from Melbourne, who had his best season in 2017, before having to fight with his inner demons and get lost a little on the street. Now Aiava, of Maori origin (the dad is New Zealand) and a great fan of Serena Williams (he started playing by watching her on TV) seems to have little by little to have found himself, and his game proves it, but certainly not yet enough to be able to compete on par with a complete player and experience like Paolini.
the game
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The first set remained in balance until 2-2, when Jasmine broke the delay and finally found the break after a few wasted opportunity, he put 4 game in a row, to close the first set in 39 minutes. In the second the Australian (first player of the 2000s to win a game at WTA level, eight years ago) started great, taking ahead of a break, and then immediately recovered by Paolini, who draws count. The two played on par for the rest of the partial, with Jasmine always on the point of shooting forward to close the match, never succeeding. The tie-break is inevitable, where Tuscany begins with two minibraaks but ahead 3-1 suffers 3 points in a row, going below 3-4, then pulls out all its class and pride, realizes four points in a row and closes the match, exceeding the first round for the third time in New York. In the second round he will face the winner of the meeting between Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Iva Jovic.