J. PAOLINI/C. Gauff
6-4, 6-2
THE MODERATOR: Jasmine, congratulations. Can you put into words what this means to you right now.
JASMINE PAOLINI: It's pure joy to have this trophy in my hands here in Rome at home. Really happy about it and grateful, as well.
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. The smile still hasn't come off your face since match point. Can you talk us through the emotions, why it meant so much here.
JASMINE PAOLINI: Yeah, it's pure joy. It's a dream to win in Rome, of course, I don't know for every maybe kid that's playing in Italy. It's amazing. I'm really happy about it.
I'm enjoying the moment. It's an amazing one.
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