Jasmine Paolini was eliminated in the third round of the Italian Open. The Italian, the defending champion of the women's tournament at the Foro Italico, was defeated by Belgian Elise Mertens in three sets, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, in 2 hours and 41 minutes.

Paolini had three match points in the second set, which were cancelled out by Mertens, who will face the winner of the Golubic-Andreeva match in the next round.

«I hope to return to the levels I had before, but in today's match, beyond the result which I'm sorry for, there were moments where I was competitive and I

I felt good on the court. Then you have to be solid and cool in the important moments. Now I hope I don't fall into the negative," Paolini said after the defeat, which will cost her the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

(Unioneonline)

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