2.5 hours of drama. Known potential rival Svitolina in the semifinals of Rome

The fifth racket of the world Jasmine Paolini (Italy) became the first semi -finalist of the large soil tournament WTA 1000 in Rome, the capital of Italy.

In the quarterfinals, the Italian in 2.5 hours beat the “neutral” 11th racket of the world Diana SchneiderHaving won three sets.

WTA 1000 Rome. Soil. 1/4 finals

Jasmine Paolini (Italy) [6] – Diana Schneider [13] – 6: 7 (1: 7), 6: 4, 6: 2

In the first party, Paolini lost the advantage from 4: 0, in the second played from 0: 4, and in the third – from 0: 2.

It was a second meeting of rivals. In 2024, Jasmine won in Diana in the first round of Australian Open.

Jasmin won the 18th victory in 2025.

In the semifinals, Paolini can meet Elina Svitolina if the Ukrainian woman on May 13 will handle Petton Sterns. Svitolina will start the match against Sterns at 21:00 in Kiev.

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