In her final BBC Sport column at the Australian Open, world number four Jasmine Paolini discusses defending ranking points after the best year of her career.

In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Friday, Jasmine Paolini (ranked No. 4) takes on Elina Svitolina (No. 27).Svitolina enters the Round of 32 after her two-set win on Thursday over

Women's no. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini from Italy, along with the men's no. 4 seed, American Taylor Fritz, were eliminated Saturday in the third round of the Australian Open. Featured in back-to-back matches at the Margaret Court Arena, the married couple of Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina, both came back to win their respective matches.

Iga Swiatek preferred Sydney's coffee to Melbourne and Alex De Minaur declared Australia's brews the best in the world -- so what did Italy's own Jasmine Paolini think of it all?

Iga Swiatek, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani enjoyed outstanding seasons on the Hologic WTA Tour in 2024, but it was their commitment and success for their countries that set them apart.

Elina Svitolina beats fourth seed Jasmine Paolini hours after her husband Gael Monfils beat men's fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Elina Svitolina, the 28th seed at the Australian Open, has made it to the tournament's second week. This is her fifth time reaching this stage in Melbourne. In a thrilling match on Saturday, Svitolina defeated fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini with a scoreline of 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.

Jannik Sinner and Elina Svitolina won their respective Round 3 matches and advanced to the pre-quarters. While Sinner beat Marcos Giron in straight sets, Svitolina got the better of Jasmine Paolini.

Elina Svitolina produced a stunning comeback to upset Jasmine Paolini in Melbourne, beating the No. 4 seed 2-6 6-4 6-0.

Elina Svitolina completed a family fairytale day at the Australian Open on Saturday when she emulated her husband Gael Monfils in knocking out a world No. 4 in the third round. Ukraine's Svitolina beat Jasmine Paolini 2-6,

In the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Wednesday, Renata Zarazua (ranked No. 70) faces Jasmine Paolini (No. 4).Her last time out, Zarazua lost to Martina Trevisan 4-6, 3-6 in the Round of 16

Sijia Wei (No. 119 in the world) faces Jasmine Paolini (No. 4) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open.In her last competition, Wei was defeated by Beatriz Haddad Maia 5-7, 4-6 in