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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