
Jasmine Paolini, second Italian woman to conquer WTA Roma. Source: Getty
Looking at the WTA 1000 in Rome, focusing solely on the Open Era, only one Italian player had managed to become champion at the Foro Italico. It was Raffaella Reggi in 1985, exactly forty years ago, a pioneer who had to wait four decades to pass the torch to a compatriot. This is the mission accomplished this Saturday by Jasmine Paolini, who also becomes the first Italian woman to win two WTA 1000 tournaments, breaking the tie with Camila Giorgi and Flavia Pennetta.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Paolini deja en casa el título de Roma cuarenta años después