- Home favourite wins 6-4, 6-2 at Foro Italico
- Paolini is first Italian to win women’s singles in 40 years
Jasmine Paolini became the first home winner of the Italian Open for 40 years with a dominant victory over Coco Gauff. The 29-year-old, who reached the final of the French Open and Wimbledon last year in a breakthrough season, delighted the fans at the Foro Italico with a 6-4, 6-2 success.
No Italian had won the singles titles in Rome since Raffaella Reggi in 1985, but Paolini thoroughly merited her triumph. Jannik Sinner could make it a home double when he faces Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. “It doesn’t seem real to me,” Paolini said. “I came here as a kid to see this tournament, but winning it and holding up this trophy wasn’t even in my dreams.”
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/17/jasmine-paolini-coco-gauff-italian-open-womens-final under the title “Paolini storms to victory over Gauff to win Italian Open and make history”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
