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Photograph: (Jasmine Paolini’s Comical Reaction to Sabalenka Semi-Final (X))
Tennis star Jasmine Paolini stormed into the Stuttgart Open 2025 semi-finals. The Italian sensation defeated Coco Gauff with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 tournament. The star player had a stellar Miami Open 2025 and continued her blistering form to make it to another semi-final here after the tournament in Florida.
Paolini had a great start to the game against Coco Gauff. The 29-year-old star player smacked breathtaking shots and executed stellar hits to baffle Gauff. She confined her stunning form in the next set, stitched the long rallies to dominate her pace, and gained an advantage over the USA star's unforced error to storm into the last four rounds.
Paolini d. Coco Gauff 6-4 6-3 in Stuttgart
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 19, 2025
Down 2-4 in the 1st set, Jasmine regrouped & never looked back.
This is her first win against Coco & also her first top 10 win of the season.
✅1st Stuttgart SF
She’s just been getting better & better as the year’s gone on.
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When did Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini meet last on the WTA tour?
However, she seems to have a daunting task here. The Italian star will face world number one and three-time finalist Aryna Sabalenka in the next game. The duo last faced each other in the semi-finals of the Miami Open, where Paolini lost the game. However, the 29-year-old tennis star aims to avenge her previous semi-final defeat against the Belarusian star.
She was excited about facing Aryna Sabalenka in the next game. The star player acknowledged that she hopes to win the matches and does not want to lose against the top players. However, she hilariously admitted that Aryna Sabalenka might kill her in the next game.
Watch the video here:
Jasmine Paolini after beating Coco Gauff in Stuttgart
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 19, 2025
“My goal is to have chances to win. Before I would lose [to top players] like 6-2, 6-1… well I don’t want to say that because maybe tomorrow Sabalenka will kill me” 😂😂😂
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“My goal is to have chances to win. Before I would lose [to top players] like 6-2, 6-1… Well, I don’t want to say that because maybe tomorrow Sabalenka will kill me," Jasmine Paolini said after the win.