Australian Open: Paolini in second round, beats Wei in two sets

Rome, Jan. 14 (LaPresse) – Jasmine Paolini advanced to the second round of the Australian Open, the first Slam of the season. The Italian athlete, number 4 in the Wta ranking, defeated the Chinese Sijia Wei, number 117 in the general ranking, in two sets with a score of 6-0 6-4. Paolini will face the winner of the match between Taylor Towsend of the US and Renata Zarazua of Mexico in the second round.