The 37-year-old veteran made his return to competitive tennis in Brisbane this January after a hip flexor injury kept him sidelined for almost an year. He missed on Australian Open after sustaining another muscle tear.
With this title, Paolini became the third Italian to win a WTA 1000 title, after Flavia Pennetta at 2014 Indian Wells and Camila Giorgi at 2021 Montreal.
After winning the 2024 Australian Open men's doubles title on Saturday, Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna on Sunday set his future goals and said that the next tournaments are the Dubai Tennis Championship, Indian Wells and Miami Open.
Sinner's success in this match continues his solid run in ATP Masters 1000 events this year, which includes semifinal finishes at Indian Wells and Monte Carlo and a Miami final appearance. The Italian is 17-4 this season and is enjoying a solid run.
Rohan Bopanna, the world number nine player in doubles has been in great form this year, having clinched the Qatar Open and Indian Wells Masters with his doubles partner Matthew Ebden. This will be his final appearance at the Davis Cup, Bopanna had announced last month.
Rybakina is now 3-2 versus reigning World No.1 after victories against Swiatek at the Australian Open and Indian Wells earlier this year. This is the 23-year-old's third WTA 1000 semifinal of the season. Swiatek's retirement ends her 14-match win streak at the Foro Italico venue.