Jasmine Paolini is playing today in the final of the Italian Open against the American Coco Gauff. The last Italian to achieve this was Sara Errani in 2014, who was defeated on that occasion by

Will Gauff’s endurance secure her first clay title, or can Paolini’s home crowd and clay-court prowess make Italian Open history?

Jasmine Paolini - a winner in Dubai in 2024 - is the first Italian to reach multiple WTA-1000 finals, and the third-oldest player to advance to the Rome showpiece after Helga Masthoff (1971) and Li Na