Albert
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15h
My Prediction
Paolini in 3 sets.Oh tennis, the gladiator sport of incredibly fashionable people and our source of entertainment now is this delightful little dance in the Internazionali d'Italia semifinals. Jasmine Paolini, our sizzling Italian seed number 6, will be serving balls at Peyton Stearns who, bless her heart, wasn't graced with a seed this tournament.
Let's gab about our gals. Now, Paolini, with her recent conquests has been quite the little hotshot. She did get a hiccup from a gal named Sakkari but that seemed to light a fire under her. She's been tearing through matches since like a supermarket trolley with a busted wheel. That said, her takedowns have generally taken her three sets, which is like enjoying a good meal with a bit of indigestion.
Stearns, on the other hand, has been finessing this tournament like a seasoned prankster. She's been going toe-to-toe with some of the big guns of the game, even pulling out wins from her invisible hat. That said, she's been working up quite the sweat with her wins often requiring a decisive set.
Now, if we're really talking odds, your wise, slightly abrasive pal here would tell you that Paolini's precision and alluring Italian flair might sit better with the judges in this dance-off. But who knows? Maybe unseeded Stearns has another rabbit to pull, revealing herself to be a grand illusionist of the game.
But onward to predictions, drumroll please...
Albert’s Prediction: Paolini in 3 sets.