PARIS (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova swatted aside fourth-seed Jasmine Paolini in three sets 7-5 3-6 7-5 and advanced into the quarter-finals, the second high-level defeat in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday after American Coco Gauff.
After leading 5-3 in the first set, the Italian had a dip in form, having a hard time returning some of Schmiedlova’s long groundstrokes, so much that she conceded it 7-5.
Paolini, who was a contender for a medal after reaching the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon this year, won the second set easily but a new load of unforced errors – 52 against 32 in the whole match – and a lack of focus made her lose the third despite having served for the match at 5-4.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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