Jessica Pegula, third of the world, won the Wimbledon general rehearsal in Bad Homburg. In the final, the American beat the five-time Grand Slam tournament winner Iga Swiatek from Poland.
The American won the top-class tennis final against the five-time Grand Slam tournament winner IGA Swiatek from Poland with 6: 4, 7: 5. After 1:46 hours, Pegula converted her first match ball around 30 degrees Celsius at high summer temperatures.
The 31-year-old not only brings the victory at the Rasmurnier in Bad Homburg around 142,000 euros and 500 world ranking points. Pegula also collected confidence for the lawn classic in Wimbledon, which started on Monday. Pegula is one of the title contenders in the most famous tennis tournament in the world.
Also in good shape Swiatek for Wimbledon
Swiatek, who has so far won her Grand Slam title on sand or hard court, narrowly missed her first tournament victory on lawn. According to her performance in Bad Homburg, she is also one of the favorites in Wimbledon.
The tournament was disappointing for the German players. Both Tatjana Maria and Laura Siegemund had already left in the first round. Australian Open-Fifinalist Eva Lys had to give up in qualification for an abdominal muscle injury.
