In her final BBC Sport column at the Australian Open, world number four Jasmine Paolini discusses defending ranking points after the best year of her career.

Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini shook off some early nerves to sail into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Mexico's Renata Zarazua. Zarazua, who is playing in only her second Australian Open,

Italian world number four Jasmine Paolini discusses the renaissance of tennis back home in her first column for BBC Sport at the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE - Jasmine Paolini eased through to the second round ... 29-year-old has eyes on a first Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park, where she reached the fourth round last year after having ...

Elina Svitolina beats fourth seed Jasmine Paolini hours after her husband Gael Monfils beat men's fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set comeback before overwhelming Veronika Kudermetova Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her Russian opponent.

Jannik Sinner and Elina Svitolina won their respective Round 3 matches and advanced to the pre-quarters. While Sinner beat Marcos Giron in straight sets, Svitolina got the better of Jasmine Paolini.

Jasmine Paolini eased through to the second round of the Australian Open with a dominant 6-0 6-4 win over Chinese qualifier Wei Sijia on Tuesday as the Italian savoured a return to the Grand Slam that launched her golden season last year.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Jasmine Paolini eased through to the second round ... old has eyes on a first Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park, where she reached the fourth round last year after having ...

The Australian Open bottom half will finalize its semifinalists on Wednesday, with Iga Swiatek taking on Emma Navarro, while Madison Keys faces Elina Svitolina in Melbourne.

An inspired Elina Svitolina said she was playing for the people of Ukraine after setting up an Australian Open quarter-final with Madison Keys.