Paolini was ultimately brushed apart by world No1 Iga Swiatek in a one-sided Paris showpiece, however suffered no lingering hangover from that emphatic loss as she first made the semi-finals at Eastbourne and now one other main closing, defeating the likes of Madison Keys, Emma Navarro and Donna Vekic alongside the way in which – the latter within the longest semi-final showdown in Wimbledon historical past.
