Paolini-Sinner, mixed doubles at the Olympics? She smiles: “I would like that”

Jasmine Paolini’s laugh is highly contagious, her way of taking life lightly, her tennis at the moment truly remarkable. This afternoon the Tuscan tennis player beat the French Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 on Madrid’s clay court, earning her place in the round of 16 with Andreeva.

crazy Olympic idea

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And then in the mixed zone she smiled smugly at an Olympic idea that may or may not be crazy, the mixed doubles in a dream team with Jannik Sinner chasing a medal: “I would like it, obviously, of course. They didn’t ask me, and above all we’ll see how it goes, what goals we have. There will be the singles and, I hope, the women’s doubles to be played. For the mixed one we’ll have to see, we’ll decide later, I honestly don’t know what to say. Right now if they ask me if I’m willing to do the three tournaments I would say yes, because it’s an opportunity and because mixed doubles is something different that I’ve never done, maybe only once in an Under 16 tournament, I don’t remember. not even good. But I don’t know what to expect, let’s say I’m not thinking about it at the moment.” The idea, however, is there, and the couple would certainly be interesting: who knows what Jannik thinks of it.