Jasmine Paolini won the Dubai tournament, obtaining her first success in a WTA 1000, beating the Russian Anna Kalynskaya. The Italian will also rise to No.
14 in the world rankings on Monday. Yesterday Paolini had beaten the Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2 7-6 (6), after almost two hours of play. She is the ninth Italian ever to enter the top 20 after Schiavone, Errani, Pennetta, Vinci, Reggi, Cecchini and Trevisan.