After the 2025 Italian tennis tournament was sealed with the small and broad Paulini, the president was very excited for her

On the 17th local time, Paulini defeated the fourth seed Gauff of the United States 6:4, 6:2, becoming the second Italian player in history to retain the women's singles championship of the Rome tennis tournament, and it was also the first feat in nearly 40 years, which made the enthusiastic crowd on the center court, including President Mattarella, excited.

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"I'm very happy to lift this trophy at home stadium in Rome. "At just 1.63m, Paulini beat 2023 US Open champion Gauff in 1 hour and 29 minutes, rewriting her head-to-head record to 2-2 and becoming the first host to win the WTA 1,000-level clay tournament since her compatriot Raffaella Reggi in 1985." I'm really happy and grateful. Winning in Rome is of course a dream come true for every kid playing in Italy, and I'm really enjoying it, it's amazing," said the 21-year-old, who was unable to sulk at his previous defeat in Madrid, finishing runners-up in two consecutive tournaments.

The 29-year-old will win her second 1,000-point tournament title after Dubai 2024 and will rise from No. 5 to No. 4 in her latest world rankings next week. She also reached the Women's Doubles final with veteran Elani, and there is still a chance to double the goal, with Italy's third seed beating Belgium's Mertens/Russia's Kudermetova to become the first WTA 1,000-point tournament winner to win both singles and doubles since India's Wells 2009.