Tennis: Poland’s Świątek eases into Bad Homburg final
Poland’s Iga Świątek has eased into the final of the Bad Homburg Open grass-court tennis tournament in Germany, with a straight-set win over Jasmine Paolini of Italy.
Iga ŚwiątekEPA/RONALD WITTEK
The Polish world No. 8 defeated the fourth-ranked Italian 6–1, 6-3 in the semifinals of the women’s singles on Friday.
The match marked Świątek’s third grass-court win of the season and her first semifinal victory since last year’s French Open.
The 24-year-old Pole, a former world No. 1, will face American Jessica Pegula or Czech Linda Noskova in the championship match on Saturday, her first career final on grass.
Świątek had a bye in the first round and defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 6–4 in the round of 16, followed by a 6-4, 7-6 win over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinals.
The Bad Homburg Open is a warm-up event before Wimbledon, the grass-court Grand Slam tournament which begins in London on Monday.
Świątek is a former world No. 1 in women’s tennis and a five-time Grand Slam champion.
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Source: IAR, PAP
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