Jasmine Paolini beat German Tathiana Maria (ranking no. 46) with a double 6-3, moving to the third round of Indian Wells, the third WTA 1000 of the season.
In her fourth participation in the Californian tournament, the 28 year old from Castenuovo di Garfagnana, n.14 WTA and 13th seed, will face the Russian Anna Kalinskaya for a place in the round of 16, the very opponent she beat a couple of weeks ago in the final in where he celebrated his first WTA 1000 trophy, in Dubai.
However, Camila Giorgi's progress has already stopped, defeated 6-3, 7-5 by the Czech Linda Noskova (n.26), this year's semifinalist in Brisbane and above all in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
It was the first match between the two tennis players.
The Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto was eliminated on her debut in the Indian Wells tournament, defeated 6-3, 6-2 by the American Peyton Stearns.
It will therefore be the home tennis player's turn to become the first opponent in the Californian WTA 1000 of the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka, a finalist twelve months ago.
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