Paolini survives 'up and down' Roland Garros opener

The 2024 finalist needed three sets to beat Yue Yuan

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00:00Up and down are the right words, and it was a tough match.

00:05You know, the first set came so fast for me, and then my attention and intensity was a little bit going down,

00:13but I'm happy how I managed to come back, especially in the third, because it wasn't easy.

00:19To be here after the final of last year, of course, somehow is special,

00:25but at the same time trying to keep the expectations low and trying to focus on the match that I have to play.

00:33And today sometimes it works, sometimes it not, but that's the goal,

00:39to try to think about the present and what's coming in the next match.