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.
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