Turin, 12 Oct. (LaPresse) – Jasmine Paolini has got off to a good start at the ‘Dongfeng-Voyah Wuhan Open’, the final WTA 1000 tournament of the season, with a prize fund of $4,088,211, currently being played on the hard courts of Wuhan, China. The 30-year-old from Bagni di Lucca, ranked 33rd in the world and seeded 15th, defeated the Czech left-hander Sara Bejlek, ranked 20th in the WTA, 6-3, 6-4 in her opening match, which lasted just under an hour and three-quarters. In the second round, Paolini will face the winner of the match – scheduled for Tuesday – between the Austrian Lili Tagger, ranked 56th in the WTA, and the Czech Nikola Bartunkova, ranked 29th in the WTA following her semi-final in Beijing.
Tennis: WTA Wuhan, a winning start for Paolini
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Turin, 12 Oct. (LaPresse) – Jasmine Paolini has got off to a good start at the ‘Dongfeng-Voyah Wuhan Open’, the final WTA 1000 tournament of the season, with a prize fund of $4,088,211, currently being played on the hard courts of Wuhan, China. The 30-year-old from Bagni di Lucca, ranked 33rd in the world and seeded 15th, defeated the Czech left-hander Sara Bejlek, ranked 20th in the WTA, 6-3, 6-4 in her opening match, which lasted just under an hour and three-quarters. In the second round, Paolini will face the winner of the match – scheduled for Tuesday – between the Austrian Lili Tagger, ranked 56th in the WTA, and the Czech Nikola Bartunkova, ranked 29th in the WTA following her semi-final in Beijing.
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