Paolini Talks About His Union with Marc López: "Everything is Great for Now"

Andrés Tomás Rico | 12 May 2025 | 18.57

Paolini talks about his union with Marc López: "So far everything is great." Photo: Getty Images

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Jasmine Paolini is gradually regaining the great level she showed last year, making her one of the best tennis players of the past season. However, due to success and pressure, her year didn't start as expected. In fact, she ended her ten-year coaching relationship with Renzo Furlan and entrusted her fate to Marc López, who accompanied Rafa Nadal in the final years of his career.

The former tennis player joined for the start of the clay court tour, and since then, the world number five has rediscovered her tennis. She reached the semifinals in Miami and with the arrival of the clay season, also made it to the semifinals of Stuttgart, but then surprisingly fell to Maria Sakkari in the third round in Madrid. However, she did not allow any missteps at her home tournament and after defeating Jelena Ostapenko (7-5, 6-2) in the round of 16, she reaches the quarterfinals of the WTA Roma for the first time. She spoke about playing in front of her compatriots, the expectations after her successful 2024, and her feelings with Marc López during a press conference.

Difficulty of beating the always tough Ostapenko

"It's very hard. Very hard. I think patience was key today. I tried to be there at every point, to make her play one more ball because it's very difficult to play against her. She's unpredictable. She can hit winners from anywhere on the court. She's a tough opponent, no doubt."

Grateful for the support

"Today was incredible. The atmosphere was very, very, very good. I really enjoyed trying, with them, to fight for every point and to try to stay there. It worked out very well. I am very happy."

A dream moment for Italian tennis

"Now there are many of us players. We are really enjoying this era of Italian tennis. We are like a team. Everyone pushes each other. It's great to have not only Jannik Sinner, but also Lorenzo Musetti in the top 10. Matteo Berrettini is also there. It's wonderful to have many Italian players competing. It's crazy. Truly crazy. I enjoy it a lot. Tennis is becoming more popular in Italy. That's great for our sport, for us as athletes and tennis players. It's fantastic. I think we are really enjoying it."

Her secret to staying unaffected by the expectations after her successful 2024

"It's not always easy. With my mindset, I try to keep expectations low because in tennis anything can happen: good things, bad things... You just have to be ready for anything. I try to go out there and give 100% every time. My goal is to enjoy playing tennis. Remember that it's my sport, my job, but also my passion. I really try to keep that mindset."

About her new coach, Marc López

"At the moment, everything is going well. There aren't many training days because we are always at tournaments. For now, I feel good with him. Everything is great at the moment."

How did it all come about?

"I don't know. It was a bit random, honestly. I talked to my agent and said, 'Maybe we can try calling Marc.' He said yes. He was the first one we contacted, and that was great. In fact, I didn't know him before, actually, no. Obviously, I saw him traveling with Nadal, but that was it," says Paolini, who dreams of her first title in Italy before heading to Roland Garros, where she was a finalist last year, and this time she will try with the help of Marc López.

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