Zheng Qinwen wins Palermo title

Final day in Palermo.

2024 Palermo Ladies Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, Palermo, Italy, 15-21 July 2024

Defending champion:

Wildcard Zheng Qinwen (2) who defeated Jasmine Paolini (5) 6-4 1-6 6-1

Final:

Wildcard Zheng Qinwen (1) (China) v wildcard Karolina Muchova (2) (Czech Republic)

Muchova won the only previous match between the players:

Madrid first round in 2022.

The players exchanged service breaks in the opening two games of the match.

Muchova broke to love in the seventh game and led 4-3.

Zheng Qinwen broke back in the next game, levelling at 4-4.

Muchova served at 4-5 to stay in the set, and was broken.

Zheng Qinwen took the set 6-4.

Muchova broke serve in the opening game of set two.

She broke again in the fifth game to lead 4-1.

Zheng Qinwen retrieved one of the breaks and trailed 2-4.

Zheng Qinwen served at 3-5 to stay in the set and held for 4-5.

Muchova saved four break points when serving for the set.

She proceeded to hold serve and take the set 6-4.

Zheng Qinwen broke serve in game two of the decider and led 2-0.

Muchova saved a break point in game four and held for 1-3.

Muchova broke back in the fifth game and trailed 2-3, games on serve.

Muchova saved four break points in the sixth game.

She couldn’t save a fifth, and Zheng Qinwen broke to lead 4-2.

Muchova served at 2-5 to stay in the match.

Zheng Qinwen broke and won the match 6-4 4-6 6-2.

Title number three, and first since Zhengzhou in October 2023.