Diana Shnaider Reaches Bad Homburg Open Final

Diana Shnaider secured her second title of 2024 by winning the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Donna Vekic. This victory marks her first WTA 500-level win and makes her the sixth player this year to achieve multiple singles titles. Shnaider demonstrated efficiency on break points and saved 10 of the 13 chances Vekic had against her in the final. She advanced to the final after defeating American third seed Emma Navarro in the semi-finals, overcoming a second-set stumble. Vekic reached the final by beating Viktoriya Tomova, setting up a clash with Shnaider. Shnaider's path to the final included victories over Angelique Kerber, Dayana Yastremska, and Paula Badosa.