Italian Open: Paolini downs Ostapenko after slow start
Jasmine Paolini won against Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-2 on Monday afternoon and will face Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 13 seed, in the next round
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Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 6 seed, beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 17 seed, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the last 8 of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Roma on Monday afternoon.
Paolini, ranked No 5, will play Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 13 seed, next.
In the previous rounds of the Rome tournament, the Italian won against New Zealander Lulu Sun (6-4, 6-3) and Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 27 seed (6-4, 6-3).
Ostapenko, ranked No 18, defeated Slovak Rebecca Sramkova (1-6, 6-4, 6-3) and German lucky loser Laura Siegemund (W/O) earlier in the tournament.
Roma WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Foro Italico, clay, EUR 6.009.593, most recent results first):
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Marta Kostyuk
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Qinwen Zheng
- Clara Tauson vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Elina Svitolina vs. Danielle Collins: monday
- Coco Gauff vs. Emma Raducanu: monday
- Diana Shnaider beat Elise Mertens (25): 6-2, 6-3
- Peyton Stearns beat Naomi Osaka: 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
