The first person in 40 years! Paulini defeated Gove to win the Romance championship, and also hit the 16-year record

Paulini defeated the fourth-seeded American Gove 6:4, 6:2, becoming the second Italian player in history to leave the women's singles champion of the Rome Net Championship. It was also the first feat in nearly 40 years, which made enthusiastic audiences at the Central Stadium, including President Sergio Mattarella, excited.

"I am very happy to be able to win this trophy at Rome's home court." Paulini, who is only 163 cm tall, fought fiercely with a small fight against the 2023 US Open champion Goff for 1 hour and 29 minutes, rewrites the match record to 2 wins and 2 losses.

Paulini is the first host to win the WTA 1000-point clay competition since his compatriot Raffaella Reggi in 1985. ""I'm really happy and grateful. For every Italian kid who plays, winning the championship in Rome is certainly a dream come true, and I enjoyed this moment very much, it was amazing. ”

In contrast, 21-year-old Gao Fu failed to extricate his previous Madrid defeat in the top spot, and ranked second in two consecutive competitions.

29-year-old Paulini, after Dubai in 2024, smiled and won the second thousand-point championship. Next week, the latest world ranking will rise from 5th to 4th, creating a career best.

She also joined hands with veteran Elani to reach the women's doubles final, and she still has a chance to have a double happiness. If she can defeat Belgium Mertens/Russian Kudmetova, Paulini will become the first winner of the WTA1000 singles and doubles championship since Indian Vera Zvonareva in 2009.