"Enemy" Coco Gauff Backed to Beat Jasmine Paolini in Italian Open Final by Ex-ATP Pro Despite Late SF Finish

"Enemy" Coco Gauff backed to beat Jasmine Paolini in Italian Open final by ex-ATP pro despite late SF finish

Former ATP player Tim Henman has backed Coco Gauff as a "slight favorite" over Jasmine Paolini to win the Italian Open.

The final Paolini - Gauff is today at 5pm. Tomorrow the Tuscan tennis player also plays in double with Sara Errani against the Russian Veronika Kudermetova and the Belgian Elise Mertens. The Internationals are getting more and more in Italy

Jasmine Paolini is playing today the final of the Internationals of Italy against the American Coco Gauff. The last Italian to succeed had been Sara Errani, in 2014, beaten in...

Jasmine Paolini routinely beat Coco Gauff on clay but American holds advantage

The sixth WTA 1000 title of the season is up for grabs, and we’ll have a blockbuster clash to determine the winner. Home favourite Jasmine Paolini will face World No.3 Coco Gauff in Rome on Saturday as both look to secure their first titles of the season. Paolini beat Gauff on their only match on clayGETTY No.4 seed Gauff battled into her second straight WTA 1000 final of the season after she survived a marathon against Olympic champion Qinwen Z…

Jasmine Paolini hopes to become the first transalpine player in 40 years to win the Italian Internationals. To dominate the American Coco Gauff in the final this Saturday, she will be able to count on the unconditional support of the local fans.

Jasmine Paolini challenges Coco Gauff in the final of the International BNL d'Italia. It will be a historic match for Italy, the first of the weekend that sees blue tennis players engaged in three final acts out of four in the tournament at home. For Jasmine, who will be on the field at 5 pm on the Central Field under the eyes, among others, of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, is a further confirmation at excellent levels, after …