Jasmine Paolini vs Leolia Jeanjean 2026 Rome Round 2 WTA Match Highlights

Hours plus on court already Jean-Jean. Paolini will be looking to exploit the mobility of the French qualifier. Oh that's exquisite. I mean the drop shot was pretty terrific but Paolini covers so well. And that is a dazzling display of tennis acumen from the ground from Jasmine Paolini. And that's perfection when you're serving to stay in the set and Jean-Jean makes you play. She gets everything back in the court and know but also knows how to step up and when to be aggressive. So going going into a tiebreak and facing someone where you know they're just not going to give you an easy an easy mistake. I mean that's tough. A phenomenal effort and display of competitive zeal and determination. Jean-Jean, the defending champion in trouble in Rome. Three times coming back from a breakdown to grab the opening set in 67 minutes. Jean-Jean looking for a best-ever result at a WTA 1000. That's very good. Paolini has put herself in jeopardy of giving one of the breaks back. I don't feel a whole lot better after three consecutive. Something of an endurance and stress test for the Italian. Kick serve as a first serve more often in the second set. Paolini wraps it up and does so with a little dramatic bellow at the end just to let everyone know she's in the hunt. Her first match in defense of her title a year ago was going the distance. Jean-Jean that'll find its way through and that'll be it. It took her five extra minutes to get it accomplished but the defending champion survives an early scare in Rome.