Turin, 14 Oct. (LaPresse) – Jasmine Paolini’s run continues 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, having beaten the Czech left-hander Sara Bejlek (WTA No. 20) in her opening match, went on to defeat another Czech player, Nikola Bartunkova – ranked 29th in the WTA following her semi-final appearance in Beijing, her best result to date – 7-6 (5) 6-3, in just under two hours, another Czech player, Nikola Bartunkova, ranked 29th in the WTA following her semi-final appearance in Beijing – the 20-year-old from Prague’s best result in a ‘1000’ tournament. “I always really enjoy coming here to Wuhan because I often play some excellent tennis,” the Italian commented immediately after the match. “I’ve had the chance to win two good matches and I’m very happy about that. The next challenge? For now, I’ll try to maintain this level of tennis. She’s a tricky opponent: the ball moves a lot when she’s on court. I’ve never played her before: I’ll try to play to the best of my ability.”
WTA Wuhan: Paolini advances to the last 16
Turin, 14 Oct. (LaPresse) – Jasmine Paolini’s run continues 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, having beaten the Czech left-hander Sara Bejlek (WTA No. 20) in her opening match, went on to defeat another Czech player, Nikola Bartunkova – ranked 29th in the WTA following her semi-final appearance in Beijing, her best result to date – 7-6 (5) 6-3, in just under two hours, another Czech player, Nikola Bartunkova, ranked 29th in the WTA following her semi-final appearance in Beijing – the 20-year-old from Prague’s best result in a ‘1000’ tournament. “I always really enjoy coming here to Wuhan because I often play some excellent tennis,” the Italian commented immediately after the match. “I’ve had the chance to win two good matches and I’m very happy about that. The next challenge? For now, I’ll try to maintain this level of tennis. She’s a tricky opponent: the ball moves a lot when she’s on court. I’ve never played her before: I’ll try to play to the best of my ability.”