BAD HOMBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek crushed second seed Jasmine Paolini 6-1 6-3 on Friday to reach the Bad Homburg Open final and stay in the hunt for her first career title on grass.

Former world number one Iga Swiatek was playing in her first grass-court final but was overpowered by Jessica Pegula who cruised to a 6-4 7-5 win.

Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek has reached her first final on grass and first final in more than a year in Hamburg