Homburg: No. 4 seed Iga Swiatek will bid to reach the first grass-court final of her career at the Bad Homburg Open against No. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini. The pair set a rematch of the 2024 Roland Garros title match after similar tight two-set wins in the quarterfinals. Paolini came through 7-5, 7-5 against Beatriz Haddad Maia, and Swiatek followed on the Spielbank Bad Homburg Centre Court with a 6-4, 7-6(5) defeat of No. 8 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Thursday.
"Today, it was all about adjusting to the conditions, because it was super windy for most of the match," Swiatek said afterwards. "We both tried to do what we can -- on the one hand, be intense, but on the other hand play it safe."
Swiatek advances to her second career grass-court semifinal, both of which have come in Bad Homburg, where she also made the last four in 2023.
"I just love these small tournaments," she said. "It feels like we're one big family just enjoying tennis. I would play tournaments like this every week if I could, without all the unnecessary fuss and everything." Agencies
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