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Bad Homburg
[baht hom-burg, baht hom-boo
noun
a city in W central Germany on the S slope of the Taunus Mountains, near Frankfurt.
Example Sentences
Petkovic saw a "new freshness" in Swiatek during the grass-court tournament in Bad Homburg - and also tipped her to win Wimbledon, as she said herself, "for irrational reasons".
Having lost to Sabalenka in the Roland Garros semi-finals this year, Swiatek went to Mallorca for a week's training on grass before returning to competitive action in Bad Homburg.
Former world number nine Andrea Petkovic, now regarded as one of the most astute current analysts, saw a "new freshness" when Swiatek played her first grass-court event at Bad Homburg.
"For most of this year you could sense pressure and tension when she stepped on court. In Bad Homburg you could see that was gone," the German told BBC Sport.
This year, having lost to Sabalenka in the Roland Garros semi-finals, she went to Mallorca for a week's training on grass before returning to competitive action in Bad Homburg.
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