Overview
- Paolini defeated fellow Italian Lucrezia Stefanini 6-4, 6-1 in 1 hour 17 minutes on Wednesday to move into the US Open third round.
- The win came in Paolini's first tournament back after a 53-day break for a right-foot problem and with Marc López working as her coach.
- Stefanini entered the main draw through qualifying, arrived ranked around No. 119 and was eliminated from singles despite aiming to push into the top 100.
- Paolini will play the winner of Diane Parry versus Sorana Cirstea in the third round, a match scheduled for Friday.
- The result extended Paolini's head-to-head lead over Stefanini to 3-0 across their meetings, kept an Italian in the draw at least through the next round, and the match was broadcast on SuperTennis and multiple Sky Sport channels.