Aug 27, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Jasmine Paolini (ITA) celebrates after match point against Bianca Andreescu (CAN)(not pictured) in a women's singles match on day two of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

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2025 WTA Italian Open Final Start Time – Coco Gauff vs. Jasmine Paolini Match Preview, TV Channel and More

2022 vs 2024 Roland Garros runner-up for the Rome title.

Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini will go pound for pound on Saturday, when they meet in the final of the 2025 Internazionali BNL d’Italia. It will be a first title at the Italian capital for the winner, and a massive confidence boost ahead of Roland Garros. While Gauff leads the head to head, Paolini has an advantage in terms of being on her home turf. Here are the match details for the summit clash:

Coco Gauff vs Jasmine Paolini Match Preview

Jasmine Paolini and Coco Gauff will face each other in the final of Rome.

Coco leads the head to head 2-1.

But Jasmine won their most recent meeting in Stuttgart this year, which was their only match on clay.

Both are playing in their first Rome final.

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After winning the WTA Finals in late 2024, Coco Gauff was touted as the player to look out for this year. However, things didn’t go as planned initially. After a quarterfinal run at the Australian Open, she won only five matches in her next five tournaments. This included a Stuttgart Open loss to Paolini in straight sets. At the recently concluded Mutua Madrid Open however, the 21-year-old American reached the final. With over 71% service games won on clay, Gauff will fancy her chances.

While she is excelling on the doubles circuit, Jasmine Paolini is searching for her first trophy of the season just like Gauff. The Italian sensation reached two consecutive semifinals in Miami and Stuttgart, losing to Aryna Sabalenka on both occasions. A former Roland Garros runner-up, the 29-year-old is yet to win a title on the red dirt. She has a 9-2 record on the surface this year.

The head to head record between Gauff and Paolini is 2-1 in favour of the American. Her two wins came on hard courts at Adelaide and Cincinnati. Having met on the indoor clay courts of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix earlier this year, Paolini won in straight sets to pick up her first victory over the 2023 US Open champion.

Coco Gauff vs Jasmine Paolini Match Timing and Details

The women’s singles Italian Open 2025 final will close the day’s proceedings on Saturday evening. Prior to Gauff vs Paolini will be the two men’s doubles semifinals.

Date: Saturday, 17 May

Time: Not Before 5:00 PM Local

Venue: Foro Italico, Rome

Court: Campo Centrale (Centre Court)

WTA Italian Open 2025 Final TV Schedule and Streaming Details

The WTA has a list of channels and platforms that will display live telecasts of major tournaments. There are a set of broadcast and telecast channels outlined where fans can access matches live. Here is the list:

Australia: beIN Sports
Europe: DAZN/SkySports/Setanta/SportKlub
USA: Tennis Channel
Canada: DAZN
Latin America: ESPN International Latam
Africa & Middle East: DAZN/New World TV
Asia & Oceania: DAZN/Now TV/Tennis Channel

Meanwhile, fans can also stream the grand final live on multiple platforms. Official platforms such as WTA TV and Tennis Channel, as well as sites like NOW and SkyGo, will help fans catch all the live action.

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.