Gauff leads Paolini 2-1 in their head-to-head -- but Paolini won their only clay-court meeting last month in Stuttgart. Earlier in the day, Paolini Paolini became the third Italian woman in the Open Era to reach the Italian Open final after coming from 4-1 down in the first set, saving two set points, to defeat Peyton Stearns 7-5, 6-1 in 1 hour and 39 minutes.