Australian Open. Jasmine Paolini easily in the second round. Musetti, Sonego and Berrettini also advance

Rome, 14 January 2025 - The Azzurri advance at the Australian Open. Jasmin Paolini in Melbourne she doesn't disappoint and defeats the Chinese 6-0, 6-4 Sijia Wei, n.117 WTA, who was at her first participation in a Slam. The 29-year-old tennis player, n°4 of the seed, after an hour and 13' of play qualified to the second round where she will find an opponent between Taylor Townsend and the Mexican Renata Zarazua.

In the second round too Lorenzo Musetti who beat Matteo Arnaldi in the Italian derby at the start of the Australian Open. The tennis player from Sanremo fought hard and Musetti took home the match after 4 hours and as many hard-fought sets: 7-6(7/4), 4-6, 7-6(7/5), 6-3.

Also good Lorenzo Sonego and Matteo Berettini. The Turin player folded Swiss Stan Wawrinka with the score of 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in almost three hours of play. In the second round he will face the winner of the match between Rublev and Fonseca. While the Roman number 34 in the world, in splendid form, won against British Cameron Norrie (52 ATP), with the score of 6-7(4/7), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. Matteo already knows that he will play in the second round against the Chinese Zhang Zhizhen 46 63 64 36 64.

Luca Nardi is returning home instead, number 83 ATP, eliminated by the Canadian Gabriel Diallo (86) with the score: 6-7(1) 7-6(3) 5-7 6-1 6-2. Diallo will face the Russian Karen Khachanov, the number 19 seed, who beat the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3.