Paolini races into round two to kickstart Australian OpenMELBOURNE, Jan 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Jasmine Paolini powered into the Australian Open second round with a straight-sets demolition to kickstart the action in a hot and sunny Melbourne on Sunday. "It was pretty good today, I did not expect that," she said of her emphatic win in 69 minutes. I played pretty good. She polished off the first set in 26 minutes and although Sasnovich put up more resistance in the second, Paolini ran out a comfortable winner. Paolini reached the finals of Wimbledon and the French Open in 2024, but her best result at Melbourne Park is the fourth round in the same year.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 18, 2026 03:13 UTC