WTA500 Bad Homburg: Jessica Pegula vs Iga Swiatek final analysis
Pressure points, anxiety rushes and early-rally errors
Jessica Pegula (WTA #3) was forced to play as many as 16 pressure points, scattered across 8 of her 11 serve games, during the Bad Homburg Open final against Iga Swiatek (WTA #8). Sixteen different danger moments Pegula experienced — serving at 0/30, 15/30, 30/30 or Deuce — when losing the point would mean facing a break point.
It was what happened during those frequent, pressure-filled situations that defined the champion.
Eventually, Pegula beat Swiatek 6-4, 7-5 without losing serve all match to become the first player this season with titles on all surfaces. The 31-year old American added a grass court trophy to earlier triumphs on the hardcourts at Austin and the green clay of Charleston.
Curious to find out Pegula’s staggering pressure-point record at the end of the Bad Homburg final?