Linda Noskova Beats Jessica Pegula on Grass to Win the Berlin Open
Organisers cleared the venue after a thunderstorm damaged infrastructure and said the final would be rescheduled, with updates promised at 2 p.m.
- On Sunday, June 21, 2026, organisers suspended the Berlin Open final between third seed Jessica Pegula and eighth seed Linda Noskova due to a thunderstorm that damaged the Steffi Graf Stadium infrastructure.
- Temperatures in Berlin topped 30 degrees Celsius across the weekend as storms swept the region, prompting organisers to advise fans to avoid the venue.
- Eighth-Seeded Linda Noskova eventually beat third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to win the rain-delayed Berlin Open final on Sunday, marking her second career title.
- The 32-year-old American Pegula missed out on a 12th career singles title, unable to repeat her 2024 tournament victory where she had previously saved five match points.
- Elsewhere, fourth-seeded Marie Bouzkova claimed her first grass-court title at the Nottingham Open by defeating American Emma Navarro, as the WTA 500 Berlin event serves as a tune-up for Wimbledon beginning June 29.
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Linda Noskova beats Jessica Pegula on grass to win the Berlin Open
Eighth-seeded Linda Noskova beat third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to win the rain-delayed Berlin Open final. Scheduled to start around noon, the grass-court match began nearly six hours later after heavy rains caused flooding. The 21-year-old Noskova clinched the…
A storm interrupted the final day of the Berlin Tennis Open. However, many fans and up-and-coming talents were not deterred by the rain.
Heavy rainfall on the site of the WTA 500 tournament in Berlin on Sunday late morning damaged some of the site's infrastructure, the organizers announced, shifting the four-hour final.

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