Five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek crushed second seed Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-3 on Friday to reach the Bad Homburg Open final and stay in the hunt for her first career title on grass.With Wimbledon starting next week,

Iga Swiatek is set to compete in her first final in over a year, as well as her inaugural grass court final, at the Bad Homburg Open after a victory over Jasmine Paolini, winning 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals on Friday. The triumph comes just a few days ahead of the start of Wimbledon.

Iga Swiatek was elated after defeating Jasmine Paolini in the Bad Homburg Open semifinals, a match she admitted she didn't expect to win. The five-time Grand Slam champion swept past Paolini in the semifinals,