"Very Amazing" Tennis Celebrity Commented on Rome s Losing to Paulini s Goff in the Final

In the women's singles final of the 2025 Rome Open, Italian local player Jasmine Paolini defeated American star Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2, not only won the second WTA 1000 championship in his career, but also ended the 40-year wait for the Italian women's singles to win the championship in Rome. After the game, two American tennis legends Andy Roddick and Jim Courier made blunt comments about Goff's defeat:

Roddick: Paulini was precise in tactics, and Goff fell into a passive

"Paulini played very well. She kept opening the angle to press Goff's forehand position, and only hit the backhand after creating enough space. This is not accidental, but a very tactical arrangement."

Roddick emphasized that Goff did not have an advantage in the backcourt counterattack, and this is one of the parts she was best at in the past when she played against other opponents. Paulini fully grasped the rhythm and forced Gao Fu to deal with a large number of hits with forehand, and this side was exactly Gao Fu's technical shortcomings.

Correll: Forehand mistakes are "worrying"

"Gaof was very frustrated today and kept looking at the coach's seat. Although her team tried to give suggestions, the scene was too noisy, and I doubt she could really hear it clearly."

Correll pointed out that Gaof not only had a low success rate in one shot, but also had a lot of double errors. He specifically mentioned that Gao Fu's forehand problem was extremely serious:

"She made 33 unforced mistakes on her forehand. You need a very large shovel to fill that 'pit'. This issue is very worrying, especially in the most critical game, where this instability is fatal."

Registration update & French Open prospect:

• This is the first time Paulini beat Gao Fu in his career, and he lost both previous encounters.

• After this victory, Paulini's world ranking rose to No. 4, becoming a popular seed at the French Open.

• Both Goof and Paulini reached the finals at the French Open (Goff 2022, Paulini 2024), but both lost to Svatech.