BREAK! – PAOLINI 5-4 EALA
Jasmine counters Eala’s backhand approach down the line at 0-15 with a sumptuous lob but is undone a moment later by a bewitching drop shot.
The Filipina goes too big on a forehand return and flashes it way off the island but stands firm on a key rally at 30-30 to lure the Hollywood forehand wide from the Italian and earn another break back point.
Paolini lands the first serve and makes deuce with a crushing forehand down the line, but Alexandra unleashes a sensational crosscourt backhand winner to earn a second chance.
The 29th seed again attacks a kicker second serve but gets it all wrong with a miscued return, but she gets a third opportunity when Jasmine drills a forehand into the alley – and this time she makes it count as the 13th seed buckles with another forehand off the island.
