Guo Hanyu, Alexandra Panova capture Bad Homburg women's doubles title
Guo Hanyu of China and Alexandra Panova of Russia battled from behind to beat Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Ellen Perez of Australia 4-6, 7-6(4), 10-5 to win the women's doubles title at the Bad Homburg Open in Bad Homburg, Germany, on Saturday.
The second-seeded Kichenok and Perez got off to a strong start in the first set and jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the match. They missed an opportunity to close out the contest in the 10th game in the second set, however, as Guo and Panova converted a break to send the frame into a tiebreaker. The China/Russia duo then maintained their momentum, claiming the extra session to level the match.
Guo and Panova continued their aggressive performance in the decider, exploiting multiple errors from their opponents en route to closing out the contest 10-5 to lift the trophy.
The victory marks the fifth Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles championship of Guo's career and her first on grass.
Pegula defeats Swiatek to win women's singles title in Wimbledon tune-up
In the women's singles final, World No. 3 Jessica Pegula of the USA defeated five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek 6-4, 7-5 to win the title and extend the Pole's year-long trophy drought.
The American clinched her third championship of 2025 – earning the others in Austin, Texas, and Charleston, South Carolina – marking the ninth title of her career.
World No. 8 Swiatek was seeking her first trophy since last year's French Open and 23rd overall.
In their 11th head-to-head meeting, but first on grass, Pegula won for the fifth time. She previously beat Swiatek in the quarterfinals of last year's U.S. Open, en route to a runner-up finish.
Although Swiatek landed nine aces in the final, she also dropped her serve twice, while Pegula saved the only break point she faced.
The Polish star nonetheless took heart from her performance.
"This tournament shows there is hope for me on grass," she said. "I'm happy we can play here and I'm happy I could prove that."
The former World No. 1 has won four French Opens and one U.S. Open, but has never advanced beyond the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Pegula has also never progressed past the last eight in London, with the season's third Grand Slam set to get underway at the All England Club on Monday.
On the South Coast of England, 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint saved four match points on her way to winning the Eastbourne Open final against Filipina qualifier Alexandra Eala 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(10).