Wta Finals, Errani-Paolini "a joy to be here after a difficult year"

"We haven't played three Slams this year, due to my injuries, and it was complicated. This is why the joy of having managed to qualify for the WTA Finals is truly great. After such a difficult year for me, having a goal to fight for has made me happy and proud to be here." Jasmine Paolini said this during the media day preceding the start of the WTA Finals, which will be held from tomorrow to November 15th in Indian Wells. The Tuscan qualified for the doubles tournament together with Sara Errani and on the night between Sunday and Monday they will make their debut against the pair formed by the Czech Katerina Siniakova and the American Taylor Townsend, who defeated them this year in the final in Miami.

"It's been a long journey, we managed to qualify in the last tournament, in the last match. We're really happy" said Errani, the most successful Italian doubles player on the circuit. Former world number 1 in the specialty, she is participating in the Finals for the sixth time in doubles, after three with Roberta Vinci (2012-2014): back then the format included a direct elimination draw in doubles, and the Italians always lost on their debut. "During the year we didn't manage to play much, while in the last month and a half we played a lot of matches. Naturally, when you play more matches, your performance also improves. Here we will obviously try to give our best" underlined Errani.