Iga Swiatek reaches first grass-court final with victory over Jasmine Paolini in Bad Homburg; Alexandra Eala reaches Eastbourne final

Iga Swiatek has won four French Open titles and one at the US Open

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek reached a first WTA Tour grass-court final with a crushing victory over Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini at Bad Homburg.

Poland's Swiatek, a former junior champion at Wimbledon, beat the Italian 6-1 6-3.

The former world number one has won 12 titles on hard courts and 10 on the clay.

Swiatek reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2023 but has not gone beyond the fourth round in any of her other four appearances there.