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Paolini becomes first home winner of Italian Open for 40 years
Jasmine Paolini of Italy, reacts after winning the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, May 17, 2025

JASMINE PAOLINI became the first home winner of the Italian Open for 40 years with a dominant victory over Coco Gauff.

The 29-year-old, who reached the final of the French Open and Wimbledon last year in a breakthrough season, delighted the fans at the Foro Italico with a 6-4 6-2 success at the weekend.

No Italian had won one of the two singles titles in Rome since Raffaella Reggi back in 1985 but Paolini thoroughly merited her triumph.

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