Jasmine Paolini’s career-best winning streak continues. The No. 4 seed from Italy defeated Ukrainian lucky loser Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 6-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier on Friday evening, returning to the second week at Roland Garros.
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Last year’s French Open runner-up, Paolini needed only 1 hour and 9 minutes to oust 81st-ranked Starodubtseva and make a Grand Slam Round of 16 for the fifth time in her last six majors.
Paolini has now won nine consecutive matches. In her most recent event before Roland Garros, Paolini posted a historic result at Rome, becoming the first Italian woman in 40 years to capture the Internazionali BNL d’Italia singles…