Bad Homburg Open 2024: Semifinalists Revealed - Paolini, Pegula, Swiatek, Noskova

The Bad Homburg Open experience a dismembered tennis day. A match must be interrupted due to rain. Meanwhile, the favorites are victorious.

Jasmine Paolini.
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Iga Swiatek in Bad Homburg — Iga Swiatek.
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The five-time Grand Slam tournament winner IGA Swiatek from Poland and Wimbledon previous year’s finalist Jasmine Paolini from Italy are in the semi-finals of the Bad Homburg Open and meet there. The former tennis world list SWIATEK defeated the Russian Jekaterina Alexandrowa 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 5) in the lawn event. The favorite was unimpressed by a rain shower through which the game had to be interrupted at 6: 4, 3: 4. Paolini had previously won against Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia 7: 5, 7: 5. She also went into play as a favorite.

In the second semi -finals, Jessica Pegula is meanwhile. The American set in number one 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3 against her compatriot Emma Navarro. Pegula meets Linda Noskova in the round of the last four. The Czech surprisingly prevailed in two sets with 6: 3, 6: 3 against the 18-year-old Russian Mirra Andrejewa.

The top-occupied WTA tournament in Bad Homburg is endowed with a good million US dollars and the dress rehearsal for the classic lawn in Wimbledon, which begins on Monday. German players are no longer present at the tournament in the spa town. Tatjana Maria and Laura Siegemund were eliminated in the first round.