Jasmine Paolini advances in the first round of the Australian Open against China's Wei Sijia

Largely favorite in this duel against a young 21-year-old opponent who was discovering her first Grand Slam final draw (in 2024, she had failed four times in qualifying), Paolini used her usual weapons, a mixture of tenacity and punch, under the eye of his doubles partner Sara Erani, to take advantage of the generosity of an opponent capable of committing 16 unforced errors during the first set alone, lost 6-0 in one half hour.