Turin, 15 August (LaPresse) – ‘I think it will be a very different match. The court here is very fast, so there will be some adjustments to make compared to the clay court matches, but the key will be to serve well, try to be aggressive on my serve and, above all, try to take the initiative, which is not easy against her.’ Jasmine Paolini said this ahead of her match against Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open. ‘It will be tough because she won here two years ago and she is a strong player: we hope to put in a good performance,’ added the Italian tennis player. The head-to-head record between the Italian and the American is tied at 2-2, with ‘Jas’ winning the last two: in the quarter-finals on indoor clay in Stuttgart in April and, above all, in the final on clay at the Foro Italico in Rome in May. However, Coco won the match played in the quarter-finals in Cincinnati in 2023.