Katerina Siniakova won the final of the Bad Homburg Open. The game on Saturday had to be interrupted for several hours due to rain.
The Czech Katerina Siniakova had to wait a long time at the Bad Homburg Open before she could celebrate her first individual victory in a lawn tennis tournament. In the final on Saturday, the 27-year-old won against the Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 5). She didn’t let herself be thrown off course by a good three-hour rain break. Siniakova was in the final in 2021 and lost to three-time German Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber.
Expectations for Wimbledon are rising
So far, the world number 52. caused a sensation, especially as a double specialist with Olympic gold in Tokyo 2021 and seven Grand Slam tournament successes – including the victories in Wimbledon in 2018 and 2022. After the successful dress rehearsal for the English lawn classic, which starts on Monday, should their expectations for the singles may have increased. At the beginning Siniakova plays against the Chinese Qinwen Zheng.
Bronzetti had reached the final without a fight, because the world number one Iga Swiatek had to cancel the semi-final game against her because of an infection with fever. After the illness, the 22-year-old Pole will compete in Wimbledon on Monday. Opponent in the 1st round is Lin Zhu from China. Siniakova had reached the final in Bad Homburg against the American Emma Navarro 6:2, 6:2.
Both finalists with bandage
She was also the more dominant player against her opponent from Rimini at first. After the 6:2 in the first set, Siniakova didn’t let the rain break after the 2:1 lead in the second round throw her off course, but she had to fight for victory until the tie-break.
Curious: both players came on after the break with a bandaged thigh. For all German participants, the grass tournament, worth almost $260,000, was over after the first round.
