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Jasmine Paolini: Tennis player with Italian, Polish, and Ghanaian roots

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Twenty-eight-year-old Jasmine Paolini is enjoying the best period of her tennis career, having recently won her biggest WTA title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and risen to a career-high ranking of No.14. It’s common knowledge that the player is Italian, but did you know that she has strong ties with Poland, and even Ghana?

Paolini was born in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, a picturesque town located in the heart of the Garfagnana region in Tuscany, Italy. Although she is Italian and represents Italy on the Hologic WTA Tour, her heritage is a blend of different cultures.