Top seed Paolini suffers early defeat at Eastbourne
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Paolini suffers shock defeat to Maria at Eastbourne
Jasmine Paolini reached the Wimbledon and French Open finals in 2024. (EPA Images pic) LONDON: Italian top seed Jasmine Paolini suffered a shock 6-4, 6-3 defeat against Germany’s Tatjana Maria in the WTA event at Eastbourne on Tuesday. Paolini is 98 places ahead of Maria in the rankings, but the world number 112’s experience on grass was decisive in the first round clash. Paolini reached the Wimbledon and French Open finals in 2024. However, Mar…
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WTA roundup: Top seed Jasmine Paolini falters in Eastbourne
Germany's Tatjana Maria toppled No. 1 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-4, 6-3 on a day of upsets in the first round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open on Tuesday in England.
The Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini was eliminated in his debut in the WTA 250 in Eastbourne (Britain) after falling by 4-6 and 3-6 before the experienced German Tatjana Maria in one of the two competitions of the WTA circuit before Wimbledon. The defeat represents one of the most striking results of the day, since Paolini started as the first serial head of the contest.
At almost 39 years old Tatjana Maria surprises No. 1 of the seeding Jasmine Paolini, carried in the back web by the German and defeated in two sets
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