Jasmine Paolini of Italy showed exceptional mental fortitude and staged an impressive comeback to defeat Russian qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 4-6 7-5 7-5 and win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title.
The world No.26 Paolini battled back from a break down in both the second and third sets of the final to clinch her second career singles title on the Hologic WTA Tour, having also triumphed at WTA 250 Portoroz in 2021. Kalinskaya, ranked 40th in the world, was serving for the match in the third set but did not reach match point, as Paolini impressively won 16 of the last 19 points to claim victory, going from 3-5 to 7-5 in the decider.