Jasmine Paolini conquers Tsurenko in the semifinal to set up a battle vs Mertens. HIGHLIGHTS – MONASTIR RESULTS

JASMIN OPEN TUNISIA - MONASTIR DRAW AND RESULTS. Paolini topples Tsurenko to come up against Elise Mertens in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jasmine Paolini vs. Lesya Tsurenko

Jasmine Paolini hustles Lesya Tsurenko 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the semifinal in Monastir on Saturday. Paolini will fight against Elise Mertens in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Paolini
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Paolini's Record

Highlights Jasmine Paolini vs. Lesya Tsurenko Jasmin Open Tunisia – Monastir

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Paolini
Tsurenko
Jasmine Paolini
6-2 4-6 6-2
2h:25
Lesya Tsurenko
109
109
Total points
90
90
40
40
Winners
36
36
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
63%
63%
1st in
78%
78%
61%
61%
1st won
49%
49%
40/66
40/66
1st won
36/73
36/73
46%
46%
2nd won
33%
33%
18/39
18/39
2nd won
7/21
7/21
-- Break Points --
8/17
8/17
Total
5/24
5/24
47%
47%
Won
21%
21%
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At the end of the match, Paolini scored 109 points vs. the Ukrainian’s 90.

Paolini

The Italian won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 47% (8/17) of the procured opportunities.

Tsurenko

On the other side, Tsurenko wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 21% – 5/24). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Paolini and Tsurenko is 1-0 for Jasmine.

Draw and next match H2H: Jasmine Paolini vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Paolini will face Mertens in the final.

This will be the 5th time that Jasmine Paolini and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played, Mertens won 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the 1st round in Doha back in 2022.

Jasmine Paolini Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Paolini 6-2
PaoliniTsurenko
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
PaoliniTsurenko
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaoliniTsurenko
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
PaoliniTsurenko
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
PaoliniTsurenko
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
PaoliniTsurenko
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaoliniTsurenko
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
PaoliniTsurenko
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
PaoliniTsurenko
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40

Paolini enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Lesya Tsurenko in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Paolini to win the set as Lesya succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game. Paolini kept her cool to break Tsurenko in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The Italian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.

Tsurenko was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-2 to 6-2.

Paolini converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). In addition on the other side, Lesya converted 14% of her break points (2/14). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (1-6 30-40).

They played 80 points. Paolini was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Lesya (45-35). Paolini conceded 27 points on serve (27-27). On the other side, the Ukrainian conceded 18 points on serve (8-18).

2nd Set -
Tsurenko 6-4
TsurenkoPaolini
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
TsurenkoPaolini
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
TsurenkoPaolini
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
TsurenkoPaolini
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
TsurenkoPaolini
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
TsurenkoPaolini
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
TsurenkoPaolini
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
TsurenkoPaolini
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
TsurenkoPaolini
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
TsurenkoPaolini
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40

Paolini had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Lesya Tsurenko in the 2nd game (2-0). However, the Ukrainian refused to bow to come back to break Jasmine in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

Tsurenko missed the opportunity to break Paolini in the 9th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

The Ukrainian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Paolini was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (2-3 15-40), the 8th (3-4 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).

They played 71 points. It’s worth to point out that, Lesya won this set even if she scored less points 3 than Paolini (34-37). The Ukrainian conceded 17 points on serve (23-17). on the other side of the net, Paolini conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).

3rd Set -
Paolini 6-2
PaoliniTsurenko
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
PaoliniTsurenko
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
PaoliniTsurenko
5
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
PaoliniTsurenko
5
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PaoliniTsurenko
4
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PaoliniTsurenko
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
PaoliniTsurenko
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

Paolini came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Lesya Tsurenko in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. However, there was more work to do for Paolini to win the set as Tsurenko found the way to break back in the 7th (2-5) game. Paolini maintained her focus to break the Ukrainian in the 8th (6-2) game.

A crucial moment of this set was when Paolini won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Italian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A), the 6th (5-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Ukrainian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 5th (0-4 30-40) and the 7th game (1-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 48 points. Jasmine won 6 points more than Tsurenko (27-21). The Italian lost 9 points on serve (11-9). On the losing side, Tsurenko conceded 16 points on serve (12-16).

1st
Paolini
Tsurenko
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Paolini
Tsurenko
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
3rd
Paolini
Tsurenko
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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