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Jasmine Paolini vs. Barbora Krejcikova: Match Preview
In the first Grand Slam final rematch of the tournament in either the men's or the women's draw, Paolini takes on Krejcikova for a spot in the quarterfinals.
The two played in the ladies' final at Wimbledon last year, with Krejcikova emerging victorious, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. That's actually their only previous tour-level meeting—their only other encounter came below tour-level, with Krejcikova winning that one, too, a 6-2, 6-1 victory in the first round of qualifying at the 2018 Australian Open.
It's been a tough summer for both players. Both of them lost early at Wimbledon, Paolini in the second round and Krejcikova in the third round, and they both lost their opening matches in Montreal, too—but they've been rounding into form nicely in Cincinnati, both taking out former Top 10 players en route to the fourth round, the Italian battling past Maria Sakkari and the Czech taking out Elina Svitolina.
Next up for whoever wins this will be a potential quarterfinal clash with Coco Gauff, if she beats Italy's Lucia Bronzetti in the first match of the day.