Jasmine Paolini enters the round of 16 of Wimbledon 2026. The Tuscan tennis player, seeded number 13 in the women’s singles draw of the British Major, beats the Greek Maria Sakkari, 43 in the WTA ranking, in two sets. The Italian, after being eliminated in the second round of 2025, is therefore back in the best sixteen of the London Slam. 6-1 6-2, in an hour and 7 minutes of play, the score in favor of Paolini, finalist on grass in London in 2024, who in the round of 16 will face Alexandra Eala, a young and talented Filipino tennis player, who eliminated the number 3 in the world, Iga Swiatek.
Errani and Vavassori in the round of 16 in the mixed doubles
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori qualified for the round of 16 of the mixed doubles tournament at Wimbledon by beating the British pair of Jodie Burrage and David Stevenson in two sets, 6-4, 6-1. Now they will face the winners of the challenge between the Australians Sanders/Polmans and the French-American duo Arribage/Melichar for a place in the quarterfinals.