Schmiedlova scorches Paolini to defy ranking
THE SURPRISES keep on coming in the women’s singles draw at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with fourth seed Jasmine Paolini the latest seed to fall.
The Italian proved to be no match for Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, with the Slovak winning 7-5, 3-6, 7-5.
It was a match littered with double faults, with Paolini serving seven of them and Schmiedlova serving six of them.
Despite being ranked 62 spots higher than the Slovakian, Paolini was the one making errors.
Break point conversions and unforced efforts were two areas that really hurt Paolini. The Italian recorded 52 unforced errors compared to Schmiedlova’s 32, while Paolini only converted 37 per cent of her potential break points compared to Schmiedlova’s figure of 57 per cent.
Schmiedlova now moves on to face Barbora Krejcikova, after the Czech star had a hard fought three set win over Elina Svitolina.
Most of the winners in the women’s singles overnight did have to work hard for their wins, with only Donna Vekic and Iga Swiatek able to win in straight sets.
Paolini had a better day in the doubles though, after she and Sara Errani accounted for local hopes Caroline Garcia and Diane Parry 5-7, 6-3, [10-8]. They will however have to wait a little longer to find out who their next opponents are, with their potential next opponents squaring off tonight.
Women’s Singles Results – July 30
D.Vekic defeated C.Gauff 7-6, 6-2
A.Kerber defeated L.Fernandez 6-4, 6-3
B.Krejcikova defeated E.Svitolina 7-6, 2-6, 6-4
D.Collins defeated C.Osorio 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
Q.Zheng defeated E.Navarro 6-7, 7-6, 6-1
M.Kostyuk defeated M.Sakkari 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
A.Schmiedlova defeated J.Paolini 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
I.Swiatek defeated X.Wang 6-3, 6-4
Women’s Doubles Results – July 30
Errani/Paolini defeated Garcia/Parry 5-7, 6-3, [10-8]
Collins/Krawczyk defeated Papamichail/Sakkari 6-1, 6-3
Boulter/Watson defeated Kerber/Siegemund 6-2, 6-3
Hsieh/Tsao defeated Kostyuk/Yastremska [W/O]
Andreeva/Shnaider defeated Gadecki/Tomljanovic 6-3, 2-6, [10-6]
Bucsa/Sorribes Tormo defeated Carle/Podoroska 6-3, 6-4
Krejcikova/Siniakova defeated Chan/Chan 6-4, 6-0
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