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...the head-to-heads between Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini are all-square? They have met twice and each has one win to their name. The last encounter was won by the Italian on a hard court in Cincinnati after her opponent was forced to retire injured.
...Elena Rybakina has won almost 10 million dollars more in prize money than Jasmine Paolini? Rybakina, who is three-and-a-half years younger, has earnt 13,325,930 dollars whilst Paolini has taken home 3,840,246 dollars.
...Jasmine Paolini has never won a title on clay? Her two previous wins have come on hard courts – this year in Dubai and 2021 in Portoroz, Slovenia.
...at 1.84 metres, Elena Rybakina is 21 centimetres taller than Jasmine Paolini? Measuring 1.63, she is the shortest player at the tournament.
...should Jasmine Paolini win, she will be the fourth Italian in the semifinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix? Sara Errani (2014), Flavia Pennetta (2009) and Raffaella Reggi (1988) have already managed the feat.
...Elena Rybakina has never made it to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart? In her two previous appearances, the 24-year-old exited in the last 16 on both occasions.
...Elena Rybakina has this year reached the quarterfinals seven times in eight attempts? It is more than any other player on the WTA Tour. January’s Australian Open is the only tournament where she was knocked out earlier.
...Jasmine Paolini has already beaten four Top 10 players this season?
...no player on the WTA Tour has hit as many aces as Elena Rybakina? Her opponents have failed to touch 190 of her deliveries.
...Jasmine Paolini will climb to No. 13 in the world rankings after the week in Stuttgart? It will be a career-high. One year ago, the 28-year-old was ranked No. 66.
...Elena Rybakina has won five of her six matches against Italians? Jasmine Paolini’s record against Kazakhs is 3-1 in her favour.
...Elena Rybakina has won two of her seven titles on clay. The Kazakh triumphed at the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome in 2023 and previously in Bucharest in 2019.
...Elena Rybakina is the first Kazakh to appear in the Stuttgart quarterfinals since Yaroslava Shvedova in 2013?
