Paolini vs. Kudermetova: Today's schedule, previous matches, and where to watch it on free-to-air TV.

Jasmine Paolini will be on court today in Cincinnati for the semifinal of the WTA tournament scheduled for August 17, 2025. The Italian tennis player, seeded number 7, will challenge Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the second semifinal scheduled for the Italian evening.

Paolini, making a strong comeback after a difficult summer, is coming off a prestigious quarterfinal victory over American Coco Gauff, the second seed in the draw, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Kudermetova, meanwhile, dominated Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, 6-1, 6-2.

Paolini-Kudermetova, schedule and precedents

The match between Paolini and Kudermetova is scheduled for today, Thursday, August 14, no earlier than 3 p.m. local time, 9 p.m. Italian time. The program opens at 1 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. Italian time, with the first semifinal between Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina.

Paolini and Kudermetova have faced each other four times. The Kazan native has won her last three matches, all played on hard courts: Cincinnati in 2021, the 2019 Australian Open, and Thailand in 2017. The Italian's only victory came in 2017 on clay in the Czech Republic.

Paolini-Krejcikova: Where to Watch on TV

Like all Cincinnati matches, the Paolini-Kudermetova match will be broadcast live on Sky Sport, but, like the entire women's draw, it will also be available to watch free-to-air on SuperTennis. The match will be available for streaming on the Sky Go app and on NOW, as well as on SuperTenniX.