È OROOO! Jasmine Paolini e Sara Errani fanno la storia: è il primo oro per l’Italia nella storia del tennis 🥹🇮🇹 #GiochiOlimpici pic.twitter.com/CLJb5kWDfW
— Che Tempo Che Fa (@chetempochefa) August 4, 2024
It will kick you ass.
No one knows this better than Sara Errani, the last woman standing of the original four Fighting Italians. Today, she and her partner, Jasmine Paolini, became the first Italian women to win Olympic medals in tennis, and those medals are gold. Errani and Paolini (our newest Fighting Italian) defeated Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-1, 10-7.
The Russian team rushed to a fairly quick victory in the first set, taking advantage of error-prone opponents. But it shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone that Errani and Paolini pulled whatever mental switch it is that they pull, and arrived in much better shape for the second set. The tiebreak became tense toward the end, which was fitting. The match itself was exciting, and featured some spectacular shot-making from both teams. Sara Errani's speed around the court was especially impressive, as was her net game, as always.
The 37-year-old Errani has now completed a Career Golden Slam. She has won the French Open, Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and twice, the Australian Open--all with Roberta Vinci.
As for Paolini, she was the runner-up in singles at both the French Open and Wimbledon. And while those are major accomplishments, it has to feel especially good to win an Olympic gold medal.
The bronze medal went to Spain's Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo, who defeated the Czech team of Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-2 in the bronze medal match.
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