Victory at the tie break of the third against the French # 1 Cornet
ROME. Italy lead 1-0 over France at the end of the opening match of the ‘Billie Jean King Cup’ match at the Alghero Tennis club. The challenge is valid for the preliminary round of the former Fed Cup. Jasmine Paolini, second blue force behind Camila Giorgi, beat the odds and the transalpine number one Alizè Cornet, 34 / a in the world. A win at the tie break, 7-2 after 2-6 in the first set and the Italian’s revenge in the second.
The Frenchwoman got off to a flying start with two consecutive breaks, soon reaching four to zero. First reaction of the blue, tired and unrecognizable, in the fifth game, but too late: six to two for Cornet at the end of the first set. Situation reversed in the second gration with Paolini who loses his service but takes it back immediately. And then he flies away by returning with interest what he suffered in the first set: 6-1. More balanced decisive set, with Paolini complicating his life by letting the opponent go 4-2 from a 30-0 lead. Break and counter break with an Italian still in the game.
Then Paolini’s masterpiece: he saved himself from two match points. And then he wins the tie break. There he dominates: 7-2. Now it’s up to Camila Giorgi against Oceane Dodin. (Handle).