Jasmine Paolini triumphs over Coco Gauff and flies to the semifinals at the WTA 500 in Stuttgart

Jasmin Paolini bat Coco gauff and get your ticket to the semi-finals of the WTA500 which is being disputed in Stuttgart. Accompanied by the new coach Marc Lopez, the Tuscan scored her first career victory against the young American, fourth seed and also number 4 in the draw: 6-4 6-3 after an hour and 27 minutes.

For a place in the final, the Italian will face the world and tournament number one, the Belarusian, today, Easter Sunday. Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Belgian Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1.

"What did I think in the first set when I was down 2-4 0-30? - Paolini says -. I told myself to keep going, to try. I started hitting the ball better, to feel better. Of course I face great champions, big names, sometimes I feel like I'm facing very high mountains. But I'm happy with how I'm playing, my goal is to fight in every match. Today I hope to be able to close the gap with my opponent".

The other semi-final will instead pit the two teams against each other Jelena Ostapenko ed Ekaterina Alexandrova.