Sunday, 2 July 2023

Siniakova wins Bad Homburg title

Final day in Bad Homburg.

2023 Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Volkers, a WTA 250 tournament, on Grass, Bad Homburg, Germany, 25 June - 1 July 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):
Caroline Garcia who defeated Bianca Andreescu 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4

Final:

Lucia Bronzetti (Italy) v Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)

First meeting between the players.
Bronzetti in her third final, aiming for a second title, having won in Morocco in May this year.
Siniakova in her eighth final, aiming for a fourth title, her last coming in Slovenia in September 2022.

Siniakova broke in the second game of he opening set to lead 2-0.

No more break opportunities until Bronzetti was serving to stay in the set at 2-5.
Siniakova broke again and took the set 6-2.

The players exchanged breaks of serve in the first two games of set two.

After a lengthy rain delay, Siniakova broke the Bronzetti serve again for a 3-1 lead.
The breaks continued in the next two games and Siniakova led 4-2.

Saving a break point, Siniakova then held for 5-2.

Serving for the match at 5-3, Siniakova was broken to love.
Bronzetti then held to level at 5-5.

A tie break was required.

Siniakova raced to a 6-2 lead and a serve to come.
Bronzetti saved the match point, and two more were saved on her own serve.
Siniakova had another chance to serve for the match at 6-5 and she succeeded, taking it out 6-2 7-6(5).

Title number four for Katerina Siniakova, whose ranking improves 20 spots to #32, just one shy of her career high.

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