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BAD HOMBURG, Germany, June 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Five-time Grand Slam winner 
Iga Swiatek is one match away from her first ever grass-court final after 
downing Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in Thursday's quarter-finals at 
Bad Homburg.

The former world number one will now face last year's Wimbledon finalist 
Jasmine Paolini in the semis on Friday, the Italian progressing with a 7-5, 
7-5 defeat of Beatriz Haddad Maia.

For Swiatek, 24, this is her second appearance in a grass-court semi-final, 
the first coming at Bad Homburg two years ago.

For the Polish winner of the French Open in 2020, 2022-24 and US Open in 2022 
this is her first tournament on grass of the season, with Wimbledon starting 
on Monday.

Swiatek, beaten in the last four at Roland Garros three weeks ago, made it to 
the last eight at Wimbledon in 2023, her best result at the third Grand Slam 
of the year.

Friday's other semi-final in Germany will be between top seed Jessica Pegula 
or Emma Navarro and Mirra Andreeva or Linda Noskova.