Paolini hits Sabalenka wall: KO in Stuttgart semi-final

Stuttgart, 20 April 2025 – Nothing to be done for Jasmin PaoliniThe hopes of the 29-year-old from Bagni di Lucca at the Wta 500 Stuttgart they crash against the wall of Aryna Sabalenka: 7-5,6-4 the result of the semifinal It lasted an hour and a half, but it was a tough fight. 

Everyone was hoping for another feat from Paolini after her victory in the quarter-finals against the number 4 ranked American Coco gauff. And, at times, the world number 6 gave us illusions. But Sabalenka was Sabalenka in the moments that mattered and despite conceding some breaks, the number 1 ranked player closed the matter in two sets. 

In the first, Paolini had managed to break even from 5-2 with three games won in a row. But then she lost her serve in the 11th game and the final word was her opponent's. 

In the second set, the Italian took a 3-0 lead, but was caught and then overtaken by the Belarusian for the final 6-4. Sabalenka will face the Latvian in the final Ostapenko which he beat Ekaterina Alexandrova, also in two sets. 

Jasmine recently 'divorced' from the coach Renzo Furlan, passing into the hands of the Spaniard Marc Lopez, who debuted as the coach of the Lucca player right here in Germany. "The idea of ​​working with him was born a bit by chance - revealed the tennis player - We are getting to know each other, we try to talk a lot. I am happy with how the collaboration started; then we will see how it goes".