Mertens saves three match points to dethrone Paolini and end Italian’s two-year top-10 run

Elise Mertens ended Jasmine Paolini’s title defense in Rome. Mertens saved three match points before winning 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 against the Italian. The result also ends Paolini’s two-year run inside the top 10 and costs her 1,000 ranking points.

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