Paolini sets a record: she is number 4 in the world, only another Italian like her

[exxtrissm88]

With the new update of the WTA ranking, the Tuscan tennis player advances one position and equals an Italian tennis legend

Jasmine Paolini's 2024 is already one to remember . To the many goals achieved in singles and doubles, a further satisfaction has been added in the rankings. As of this week, the 1996 class is in fourth position in the WTA ranking , behind only Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff . This is a historic result not only for Paolini, but also for all of Italian tennis. In the women's rankings, in fact, only Francesca Schiavone had climbed so high in January 2011. The top 4 have only been approached by Sara Errani (best ranking at position number 5), Flavia Pennetta (6) and Roberta Vinci (7).

A year to frame, indeed. Since the winter triumph in Dubai, Paolini's climb has never stopped. The two Slam finals reached in the space of a month at Roland Garros first and Wimbledon later have a major impact on the ranking . Then there are the triumphs in doubles with Sara Errani , starting with the gold at the Paris Olympics, without forgetting the recent title in Beijing and the final played again in France at Roland Garros. All this in a 2024 that in the men's field has given Italian tennis the first player at the top of the ranking ( Sinner ) and an Olympic medal that had been missing for a century with Lorenzo Musetti 's bronze , without forgetting the successes in men's doubles with the Bolelli-Vavassori pair .