Jasmine Paolini shocked by Tatjana Maria at Eastbourne

LONDON–Italian top seed Jasmine Paolini suffered a shock 6-4, 6-3 defeat against Germany’s Tatjana Maria in the WTA event at Eastbourne on Tuesday. Paolini is 98 places ahead of Maria in the rankings, but the world number 112’s experience on grass was decisive in the first round clash. Paolini reached the Wimbledon and French Open finals in 2024. But Maria, 37, claimed her latest victory over a top-20 player, ruining the world number 14’s hopes of a morale-boosting run at the Wimbledon warm-up event. “I was happy that we played on grass. She’s such a tough opponent, such a nice […]... Keep on reading: Jasmine Paolini shocked by Tatjana Maria at Eastbourne