Jasmine Paolini and Anna Kalinskaya competed in the WTA 1000 final in Dubai, with Kalinskaya initially leading. Paolini fought back, winning the second set and eventually the match in three sets, claiming her first WTA 1000 title. Paolini's victory marked her second career WTA title and made her the third Italian player to win a WTA 1000 event. The match was intense, with a total of 31 games played, and Paolini's comeback win was notable as the first in a WTA 1000 final in several years.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ to new highs ๐ Freshly crowned Dubai champ Jasmine Paolini cracks the Top 20 for the first time in her career! Read more โคต๏ธ
Dubai champ Jasmine Paolini is up 12 spots to a career-high of No. 14 in the WTA rankings! ๐ https://t.co/ltbLIutFCs
#26 to #14! ๐ ๐ฎ๐น Jasmine Paolini has broken into the Top 20 *AND* Top 15 for the first time after capturing her first WTA 1000 title in Dubai. ๐ She's the first Italian woman to be ranked in the Top 15 since Roberta Vinci in October 2016, almost seven and a half years ago:
Beaming with joy ๐คฉ ๐ First WTA 1000 title for Jasmine Paolini in Dubai. https://t.co/Udd0Sk7d1L
Paolini defeats Kalinskaya in comeback victory for Dubai title (from @AP) https://t.co/xnKjtxTG0l
Kalinskaya's backhand on ๐ฅ Anna Kalinskaya hits today's @BetMGM Shot of the Day ๐ https://t.co/gHehG9vBej
Jasmine Paolini finishes her press conference and immediately says, I want to take the trophy and go take a photo with Sara Erraniโs poster๐๐คโฅ๏ธ They are the only 2 Italian women to win the Dubai title. https://t.co/mXQIEfDh1g
Jasmine Paolini pulls off dramatic comeback to clinch Dubai title https://t.co/94ohZCuXGQ
Jasmine Paolini earned the biggest victory of her career by defeating qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to win the Dubai Championships title on Saturday. https://t.co/ULHUKDOIFU
๐๐ Title No.2 โจ 1st WTA 1000 World No.26 Jasmine Paolini secures career's biggest title recovering a set down against Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5. Magical! https://t.co/1S0w500QwQ
Congratulations to Jasmine Paolini, who is playing some seriously good tennis to start this season, who won WTA 1000 Dubai, and who remains the only ever player Iโve ever heard spontaneously quote Jenson Brooksby in a press conference. https://t.co/lzmc3yjgmd
Jasmine Paolini, WTA 1000 champ and top 15 player. https://t.co/28SHRvJNmg
Paolini downs giant-slayer Kalinskaya to win Dubai Championships https://t.co/0dEscItENL https://t.co/wCeGFTn3Gm
What a moment for Dubai champion Jasmine Paolini! ๐ #DDFTennis https://t.co/PDwb3EkRd1
An incredible week for Dubai finalist Anna Kalinskaya ๐ From qualifiers to finalist ๐ #DDFTennis https://t.co/IzqomFbqdg
๐ฎ๐น FORZA! ๐ฎ๐น Jasmine Paolini, 28, won the last four games in a 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 win over Anna Kalinskaya in an all-unseeded @DDFTennis final to become the third ๐ฎ๐น woman to win a WTA 1000 singles title. She'll crack the Top 15 on Monday for the first time. https://t.co/vx3Pln7eOj
Jasmine Paolini won this tournament ๐ #DDFTennis https://t.co/MWMPqvb737
Ending a great week on a high note ๐ Jasmine Paolini is the champion in Dubai, earning the biggest title of her career! #DDFTennis https://t.co/NT8zPQ4YIl
The official #DDFTennis Singles Champion Jasmine Paolini ๐ @WTA https://t.co/xUU8K7c5yl
Pure, unfiltered joy ๐ฅน Jasmine Paolini is a first-time WTA 1000 champion at 28 years old! #DDFTennis https://t.co/QkQIfPjPl0
Kalinskaya clearly ran out of energy, but Paolini whose dynamic play and shotmaking went toe to toe with Kalinskaya's own, a v big reason why this went 3 sets, a net contributor to that energy deficit.
Never give up! ๐ค๐ Jasmine Paolini comes back from the brink of defeat to win the title in Dubai over Anna Kalinskaya 4-6, 7-5, 7-5! #DDFTennis https://t.co/9lZW7SrMG6
Never say die ๐ Jasmine Paolini claims her maiden WTA 1000 title against Kalinskaya 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 after coming from 3-5 down in the third! #DDFTennis https://t.co/womQ9IprjG
Jasmine Paolini fights back to defeat Anna Kalinskaya and secure the title in Dubai! HER FIRST EVER WTA 1000 TITLE! ๐ https://t.co/TrQiao2mP9
Paolini d. Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5 Jasmine was down 4-6, 2-4 in her 1st round, but fought her way to the final She was down a break in 2nd set today, but fought back. She was down 3-5 in the 3rd set, but fought back. โ 1st 1000 title โ 2nd title โ World #14 If thereโsโฆ https://t.co/9cCWowWDqd
HER FIRST EVER WTA 1000 TITLE!! ๐ Jasmine Paolini fights back from a break down in the third set to defeat Anna Kalinskaya and secure the title in Dubai! #DDFtennis https://t.co/tIGe8SF7uu
3 - Jasmine Paolini has become the third player to win the Dubai Tennis Championship after having lost her opening set in the tournament after Justine Henin (2003 and 2007) and Simona Halep (2020). Reaction. #DDFTennis | @DDFTennis @WTA @WTA_insider https://t.co/wpXWZZu3OK
3 - Jasmine Paolini has become the third Italian player to secure a WTA-1000 title since the introduction of the format in 2009 after Flavia Pennetta in Indian Wells 2014 and Camila Giorgi in Montrรฉal 2021. Tricolore. #DDFTennis | @DDFTennis @WTA @WTA_insider https://t.co/L6ZSc6SJIh
2 - Jasmine Paolini has won her second career WTA title after Portoroz 2021 (888 days ago) - she defeated Anna Kalinskaya in both events (R16 in Portoroz 2021 and in Final in Dubai 2024). Double. #DDFTennis | @DDFTennis @WTA @WTA_insider https://t.co/r2eoExtZfL
27 - Jasmine Paolini is the first player to make a comeback win in a WTA-1000 final since Naomi Osaka v Ashleigh Barty in Beijing 2019 (the last 27 WTA-1000 finals played have been won by the player who secured the opening set). Smile. #DDFTennis | @DDFTennis @WTA @WTA_insider https://t.co/lroYTQpc6G
5-5 in the third ๐ฑ Jasmine Paolini breaks back as Kalinskaya was serving for the championship! #DDFTennis https://t.co/QP9lUJWbTD
Can't help but smile about it ๐ Anna Kalinskaya is one game away! #DDFTennis https://t.co/1HmknbenjK
31 - Only the final between Justine Henin and Monica Seles (35, 4-6 7-6 7-5) had more games played than Jasmine Paolini vs Anna Kalinskaya in Dubai since the inception of the tournament (31 so far). Marathon. #DDFTennis | @DDFTennis @WTA @WTA_insider
Kalinskaya has stabilised her serve. Paolini's FH is still doing immense defense-to-offense damage. So evenly poised
Ferocious hitting ๐ฆ Anna Kalinskaya with a consolidated break in the decider! #DDFTennis https://t.co/EGgeOaF6GL
Leaving it all out on the court ๐ค Jasmine Paolini battles back to win the second set 7-5 against Anna Kalinskaya. Headed to a deciding set in Dubai ๐ #DDFTennis https://t.co/Njs9CO4R8i
Right back in it โ Jasmine Paolini breaks Kalinskaya to take the second set 7-5 and level the Dubai final at one set apiece! #DDFTennis https://t.co/zliGjXYqxw
One set closer to the title ๐ Anna Kalinskaya grabs the opening set 6-4 over Jasmine Paolini. #DDFTennis https://t.co/2R6Tm6IV3U
One set away โ๏ธ Anna Kalinskaya secures the opener 6-4 against Paolini in the Dubai final! #DDFTennis https://t.co/E9oYLibqjc
Hitting the ground running ๐โโ๏ธ Kalinskaya gets the first break of the match to go up 1-0 against Paolini. #DDFTennis https://t.co/8I63RMwrX7
Jasmine Paolini takes on Anna Kalinskaya for the trophy in Dubai. Who will take home their first WTA 1000 title? ๐ Watch live โ> https://t.co/tPoe44Ubky #DDFTennis https://t.co/OTeVIgx3ZR
Championship Saturday in Dubai ๐ First-time WTA 1000 finalists Jasmine Paolini and Anna Kalinskaya face off for the biggest title of their career! #DDFTennis https://t.co/HU9lddFCHr
Todayโs the day! ๐พ Jasmine Paolini vs Anna Kalinskaya โ whoโs going to claim their first WTA 1000 title? Grab your tickets through the link in our bio! ๐๏ธ #DDFTennis @WTA https://t.co/M2CSq47X8g
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Here we go to the finals! ๐ Anna defeats World No1 Swiatek to become just the second qualifier to reach a WTA 1000 final! ๐ช Paolini powers through into her maiden WTA 1000 final in Dubai ๐ Nicole and Perez advance ๐ Hunter and Siniakova through ๐ #DDFTennis @wta https://t.co/Zq7GkYAofD
Pro #tennis's latest big surprise Anna Kalinskaya, Dubai finalist R16 6-4 7-5 over Jelena Ostapenko, world No. 9 QF 2-6 6-4 6-2 over Coco Gauff, world No. 3 SF 6-4 6-4 over Iga Swiatek, world No. 1 !!! https://t.co/vVp2RBt53Z
Anna Kalinskaya is just the 2ND qualifier EVER to reach a WTA 1000 final! https://t.co/aKda6NeMMj
One of our 2023 quarterfinalists, Jasmine Paolini, booked a spot in her first WTA 1000 Final in Dubai Sheโll face qualifier Anna Kalinskaya tomorrow in the championship match. Who will clinch their first WTA 1000 title tomorrow? https://t.co/KVyl3JIgQk
Jasmine Paolini of Italy held off Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 7-6 (6) to advance to the final of the Dubai Championships on Friday. https://t.co/85nkd68iqa
The week of Anna Kalinskaya is upon us. The world No. 40 follows up a win over Coco Gauff with a bigger one, over Iga Swiatek, 6-4, 6-4 in the Dubai semis. She'll face another surprise finalist, Jasmine Paolini, tomorrow https://t.co/nacf8Oox8H