Non-series leader Bianca Andreescu reached the sixth final of her career, and first on the hard tracks, at the Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Voelkers after a neck injury forced Simona Halep to retire before the semifinal.
This week has been the first time in the Canadian’s career that she has won consecutive matches in the main box on grass. The 2019 U.S. Open champion plays her sixth tournament of the season after a six-month hiatus to take care of her mental health and secured her third victory in the 2022 Top 20 with a quarterfinal defeat of final against the head of series number 1 Daria Kasatkina.
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Saturday’s final will be Andreescu’s first since Miami 2021, where he was forced to retire against Ashleigh Barty. He will face No. 9 seed Alizé Cornet or Caroline Garcia as he aspires to win his fourth title of his career.