Bad Homburg Open: Siniakova beats Rodina to reach quarter-finals

Czech Katerina Siniakova reached the quarter-finals of the Bad Homburg Open by beating Russian Evgeniya Rodina 6-2, 6-4 at Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe.

Siniakova, ranked No 52, will play Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the second seed, next.

The Czech won against Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the No 7 seed (6-3, 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Bad Hombourg tournament, Rodina, ranked No 314, defeated American lucky loser Katie Volynets (6-0, 6-4).

Bad Homburg WTA 250, other last 16 results (Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Leylah Fernandez vs. Anna Blinkova
• Iga Swiatek vs. Jil Teichmann
• Mayar Sherif vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Rebeka Masarova beat Bianca Andreescu (5): 6-3, 6-2
• Liudmila Samsonova beat Linda Noskova: 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3
• Emma Navarro beat Alize Cornet: 7-5, 7-6 (6)
• Varvara Gracheva (8) beat Sara Errani: 6-2, 7-5