Iga Swiatek rallies from set down to add another bagel in victory over Tatjana Maria at Bad Homburg Open

Iga Swiatek rallied from a set down to claim an ultimately comfortable 5-7 6-2 6-0 win over Tatjana Maria at the Bad Homburg Open. The world No. 1 looked in trouble on the German grass when dropping the first set, but the Pole warmed to her task and made short work of sets two and three to claim victory in one hour and 52 minutes.

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It felt like it would be a fairly routine evening for Swiatek until Maria broke back to level proceedings at 4-4. From there, the opener became a battle for Swiatek as she missed the chance to break and then had to serve to save the set. Seizing the momentum, Maria forced a break point and, after following in a sliced backhand, watched as Swiatek drove the ball into the net to hand the first set to her opponent.

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