The winning hand, at least for the Azzurri, at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia is the pair. If all the aces – Sinner, Berrettini and Musetti due to physical problems, Sonego, Arnaldi and Napolitano on the field – were eliminated from the deck in the early stages of the Roman tournament, the pairs will take care of carrying the tricolors forward.
After the victory of Bolelli-Vavassori, capable of reaching the semi-final in a packed Pietrangeli, today it was the turn of Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani to inflame the public, who flocked in large numbers to the stands of the Centrale, which pushed the two Italian tennis players towards the final of the tournament .
An almost historyless match against Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Keawczyk. beaten 2-0 with a score of 6-1, 6-2, on a perfect day for the blue colours, enhanced by the passage of the Frecce Tricolori to bless the blue tandem just as the two golden girls of Italian women’s tennis they signed autographs, took selfies and celebrated the victory. The American Coco Gauff and the New Zealander Erin Routliffe will be Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini’s opponents in the women’s doubles final at the Internazionali d’Italia. In the semifinal against the Chinese Xinyu Wang and Saisai Zeng, they prevailed 6-3, 7-6.
“We believed in it all week and so did the public who supported us: see you on Sunday”, the words pronounced by Errani, before analyzing the performance in the press conference. “It was nice to play in Italy, it was beautiful and today there were also a lot of people”, Paolini’s words, which not only put an end to the controversy over the public’s lack of consideration for women’s tennis, but actually demonstrate how the public was a factor important to push the girls into the final. “Today we managed to find the tactic to put our opponents into crisis, everything went smoothly but they are not a poor pair given that they have achieved many results this year, such as the final in Doha, and they are still expert doubles players” , reiterated Sara Errani, who already triumphed in 2012 paired with Vinci and was a finalist in the following two editions, and who will now have to guide the young Paolini, in her first ever tournament in this category. A couple, the blue one, who will now hunt for success in Rome too.
For the two it is the fourth pair final of their careers after those in Melbourne in 2022, Monastir in 2023 and Linz last February: from Tunisia and Austria they returned with the trophy, a result that they will also try to repeat in Rome, to be prophet in his homeland before focusing on the other couple of the Foro Italico, the one formed by Bolelli-Vavassori for which Errani herself admits to rooting
For further information Agenzia ANSA Internazionali: Bolelli and Vavassori reach the quarterfinals in doubles – Tennis – Speciale Internazionali – Ansa.it The Bopanna-Ebden pair defeated (ANSA)
: “For me they are the best male couple, they are crazy, intelligent, I like to see them. I think and hope that they get to the end”, the endorsement of the Bolognese who hopes, like all Italians, to be able to show up at the final hand with a double pair on the table that allows Italy to close the tournament with a smile, mitigating the bitterness of the singles draw. On the men’s front, however, the great protagonist is Alexander Zverev, already winner in 2017 against Djokovic and number one favorite to raise the trophy to the sky in Rome, especially after the exit of the greats from the tournament and the comeback success over Alejandro Tabilo with the German capable of overcoming – after losing the first set – the Chilean, who had ousted Djokovic from the tournament, finishing with a score of 1-6, 7-6, 6-2.
For further information Agenzia ANSA Internazionali: Zverev first finalist, beaten Tabilo – Tennis – Speciale Internazionali – Ansa.it The German comes back and awaits the winner between Jarry and Paul (ANSA)
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2024-05-17 18:54:00
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