Jasmine Paolini reached the semifinals of the French Open after an unexpected win against Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals. Paolini, who has been focusing on her confidence and game, was thrilled with her victory and expressed her disbelief at making it to the semifinals at Roland Garros for the first time.
Rybakina, who had been performing well in the match, was surprised by her errors and will be disappointed with her performance, particularly in the first set. Paolini attributed her win to her ability to stay focused and keep fighting, even when she was up 6-2, 4-3, 40-15 in the second set and Rybakina mounted a comeback. The crowd at Roland Garros was supportive of Paolini’s game, smile, and attitude, and she was grateful for their encouragement during her first match on the beautiful court at the French Open.
Paolini at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.15, Jasmine has achieved an overall 21-10 record in 2024. Jasmine is currently competing at the French Open where she bested the world no.84 Daria Saville 6-3 6-4
, the world no.107 Hailey Baptiste 6-4 7-66, the world no.228 Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-1 3-6 6-0, the world no.70 Elina Avanesyan 4-6 6-0 6-1 and the world no.4 Elena Rybakina 6-2 4-6 6-4.Jasmine Paolini will take on the world no.38 Mirra Andreeva in the semifinal. Their record is 1-0 for Andreeva.
The Italian clinched 1 title in 2024 in Dubai.