Jasmine Paolini failed to win her first Slam at Wimbledon, but what she is doing this year is extraordinary. Until a few months ago it seemed impossible to achieve results of this magnitude and, instead, together with her coach Renzo Furlan she has built something unique. Two consecutive finals in a Major, top 5, first WTA 1000 in Dubai: 2024 has made Paolini understand that she can aim to win the most important titles on the Tour. These performances cannot be a coincidence.
“I think about it every now and then and tell myself that it is nice to play these matches. I am having fun. Playing at this level was a dream, a goal. It was difficult to get there and now I am here. I will try to maintain this level for as long as possible, without putting too much pressure on myself.”
With these words, analyzing the match lost against Barbora Krejcikova in a press conference, Paolini said that at the moment she does not want to put any pressure on herself for the immediate future.
“At the moment I try not to put any pressure on myself, I’m enjoying the level I’m playing at and the matches I’m playing.
It was a very balanced match. Maybe if I had started. But she played very well, she put a lot of first serves at the…
