Paolini become first Italian woman to make Miami Open semi-finals

Paolini, ranked No 7, will play the winner of the match between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, and Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 9 seed, next.

Jasmine Paolini after becoming the 1st Italian woman to reach Miami SF

“I know the Italian fans know how to cheer for you. ..How should the American fans do it?

Jasmine: “FORZA JASMINE!” 🇮🇹😂

pic.twitter.com/yicWfMsruk — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 25, 2025

Earlier in the tournament, the Italian won against Slovak Rebecca Sramkova (6-4, 6-4), Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 31 seed (4-3 ret.) and Japanese Naomi Osaka (3-6, 6-4, 6-4).

Linette, ranked No 34, won against Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7-6 (3), 6-2), Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 18 seed (7-6 (5), 6-2), qualifier Linda Fruhvirtova (7-5, 6-4) and American Coco Gauff, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Miami tournament.

Miami WTA 1000, other last 8 results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.963.700, most recent results first):

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