‘It’s a joke’: Italian tennis star crowned world champion after winning Olympic gold, can hardly believe her own successIt’s fair to say 2024 has been quite a year for Italian tennis. In 2024, Paolini won her first WTA 1000 singles event at the Dubai Tennis Championships, two WTA 1000 doubles titles, Olympic doubles gold and reached three grand slam finals, two in singles and one in doubles. 4 in the world in singles, the joint-highest ranking in history for an Italian woman, and a career-high No. 1 and is part of an exclusive group of women to have completed the career ‘Golden Slam’ in doubles – winning all four grand slams and Olympic gold. Sara Errani won the fourth BJK Cup title of her career.

Source: CNN November 21, 2024 16:43 UTC