US EditionPaolini and Swiatek Reach Bad Homburg Quarters, Osaka Out
- Jasmine Paolini defeated Leylah Fernandez 7-6, 7-6 in the round of 16 at the Bad Homburg Open held in Germany on Tuesday.
- The match featured four saved match points by Fernandez and multiple tight tiebreak moments, making it a lengthy contest of two and a half hours.
- Paolini secured her first grass-court win this season and described playing on grass as fun but requiring adaptation and confidence in one’s game.
- Paolini converted five of 17 break point opportunities and secured the match after saving two set points and overcoming Fernandez’s 6-4 lead in the tiebreak, ultimately sealing the win on her fifth opportunity to close out the match.
- Fourth-Seeded Iga Swiatek recovered from an early deficit to beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 and move forward in the tournament.
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Bad Homburg Open 2025: Iga Swiatek Storms Into Quarterfinals With Straight Sets Win Over Victoria Azarenka
Iga Swiatek will be joined in the quarter-finals by top seed Jasmine Paolini, who earned an entertaining 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (10-8) win over Leylah Fernandez, and top seed Jessica Pegula, who overcame Katerina Siniakova 6-2 6-3
The Québécoise left five rounds to offer the victory to the tournament's second lead.
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The Straits TimesPaolini survives Fernandez scare, Swiatek beats Azarenka to reach Bad Homburg quarters
SECOND seed Jasmine Paolini overcame a brave fightback from Leylah Fernandez to beat her 7-6(8) 7-6(6) in a dramatic round of 16 clash at the Bad Homburg Open on Tuesday in which Fernandez saved four match points. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Bad Homburg Open: Paolini survives Fernandez scare, Swiatek beats Azarenka to reach quarters
Second seed Jasmine Paolini overcame a brave fightback from Leylah Fernandez to beat her 7-6(8) 7-6(6) in a dramatic round of 16 clash at the Bad Homburg Open on Tuesday in which Fernandez saved four match points. Fourth seed Iga Swiatek overcame a slow start to defeat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-4.
"I never complain, but this is a big mistake. And it's the second time" . It has always been used to smiles, correctness and good gestures in the field, but this time also Jasmine Paolini lost patience. The Italian tennis player, class 1996, has become the protagonist of a long discussion with the referee before and the supervisor after, at the end of a disputed point. Today, Tuesday, June 24, in fact, the Azzurri faced (and beaten) the Canadian…
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