Jasmine Paolini def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played18 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇮🇹ranked WTA number 7 going into this drawWon

Jasmine Paolini seeded 7 6 6

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 102 going into this draw

A. Sasnovich 1 2

🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaolinivA. SasnovichAliaksandra Sasnovich🇧🇾

🇮🇹Jasmine Paolini

🇧🇾Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

1

0

Double faults

4

79%

1st serve in

56%

76%

1st serve points won

45%

89%

2nd serve points won

48%

79%

Service points won

46%

1/1

Break points saved

6/10

Serve speed (km/h)

168

Fastest serve

171

155

Average 1st serve

159

129

Average 2nd serve

132

Return

54%

Return points won

21%

4/10

Break points won

0/1

Points

10

Winners

9

9

Unforced errors

39

4/6

Net points won

6/10

61

Total points won

33

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

4–6

1–1

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

16–7

Hard

4–5

0–3

Indoor hard

–

By round

1–0

R128

1–1

3–1

R64

2–0

5–3

First match at an event

2–3

2–1

At Grand Slams

0–1

How their matches go

25

Completed matches

9

44%

Won in straight sets

22%

16%

Won after losing a set

22%

8%

Lost after winning a set

11%

32%

Lost in straight sets

44%

5–3

Tiebreaks

0–2

4–2

Deciding sets

2–1

12/14

Won after winning set 1

2/3

3/11

Won after losing set 1

2/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

–

1st serve in

61%

–

1st serve points won

67%

–

2nd serve points won

48%

–

Break points saved

61%

–

Return points won

44%

–

Break points won

43%

–

Aces a match

1.6

–

Double faults a match

2.4

Last 14 days

2

Matches

3

4

Sets

6

12

Days since last match

10

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJasmine PaoliniAliaksandra Sasnovich
🇩🇰TausonNo. 14
🇩🇰TausonNo. 14WonWuhan R16WonBrisbane R32
🇨🇭BencicNo. 10
🇨🇭BencicNo. 10LostPerth & Sydney RRWonNingbo QFLostHong Kong R32
🇺🇸JovicNo. 30
🇺🇸JovicNo. 30WonNew York R64LostNew York R128
Total
Total3–11–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJasmine PaoliniAliaksandra Sasnovich
1Won🇫🇷L. JeanjeanLeolia JeanjeanNo. 103No. 103 · 6 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 6 JanLost🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 17No. 17 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 Jan
2Lost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 11No. 11 · 4 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 4 JanWon🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 12No. 12 · 7 JanBrisbane R32 · 7 Jan
3Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 6 NovRiyadh RR · 6 NovWon🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 62No. 62 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 Jan
4Lost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 4 NovRiyadh RR · 4 NovLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 13No. 13 · 28 OctHong Kong R32 · 28 Oct
5Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 2 NovRiyadh RR · 2 NovLost🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 77No. 77 · 13 OctNingbo R32 · 13 Oct
6Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 9No. 9 · 18 OctNingbo SF · 18 OctLost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 26No. 26 · 29 SepBeijing R32 · 29 Sep
7Won🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 15No. 15 · 17 OctNingbo QF · 17 OctWon🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 14No. 14 · 27 SepBeijing R64 · 27 Sep
8Won🇷🇺V. KudermetovaVeronika KudermetovaR16 · 16 OctNingbo R16 · 16 OctWon🇮🇩J. TjenJanice TjenNo. 103No. 103 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 Sep
9Lost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 11 OctWuhan SF · 11 OctLost🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 76No. 76 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 Aug
10Won🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 10 OctWuhan QF · 10 OctLost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 14No. 14 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul