Jasmine Paolini's journey at the Australian Open ends in the third round.
The leader of Italian tennis, world number 7, was eliminated by the young American prospect Iva Jovic in two sets with a score of 6-2 7-6: the eighteen-year-old Californian advances to the round of 16 of the Grand Slam in Melbourne.
Meanwhile, Lorenzo Musetti won the Italian derby against Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, and advanced to the round of 32 of the tournament underway in Melbourne. Luciano Darderi also advanced, defeating Argentine Sebastian Baez 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, and will face Russian Karen Khachanov in the third round.
In the doubles tournament of the year's first slam, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori were eliminated in the first round, losing 6-7(6/8), 7-6(7/2), 6-4 to the pair of Taiwanese Ray Ho and German Hendrik Jebens. Australians Talia Gibson and Kimberly Birrell will be Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini's next opponents in the women's doubles second round.
(Unioneonline)