Abrupt stop in the race Jasmine Paulini on the concrete of New York. The 28 year old Tuscan, this year’s finalist at Roland Garros and Wimbledonexited the scene in the round of 16 of the US Open women, fourth and final seasonal test of the Grand Slamunderway on the concrete fields of Flushing Meadows.
THE’bluenumber 5 in the world and the seedingsurrendered to the Czech Karolina Muchovanumber 52 in the ranking WTA and semi-finalist at New York last year, with a score of 6-3 6-3. In the first set Pauline she was ahead in the score by 3-1, then suffered the comeback of her opponent, winner of 5 consecutive games.
In the second half, the score remained balanced until 3-3, broken by break in the seventh game in favor of the Czech tennis player. The player born in Castelnuovo of Garfagnana she made mistakes that were not typical of her, demonstrating that she was feeling the fatigue accumulated in this long and for her splendid 2024in which he also won gold in the doubles at the Paris Olympic Games and also reached the final, always paired with Sarah Erraniin double theFrench Open.