Hamburg Open: Noha Akugue recovers from set down to knock out Storm Hunter and reach quarter-finals
Noma Noha Akugue edged out Storm Hunter 0-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 and will face Italian Martina Trevisan in the next round
Noha Akugue competes at Roland-Garros 2023 Zuma / Panoramic
German wildcard Noma Noha Akugue edged out Australian Storm Hunter 0-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum.
Noha Akugue, ranked No 207, will face Italian Martina Trevisan next.
Ahead of her victory, the 19-year-old German won against Brazilian Laura Pigossi (7-5, 6-4).
Hunter, ranked No 154, beat Croat Donna Vekic, the top seed (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) in the previous round of the Hamburg tournament.
Hamburg WTA 250, other last 16 results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 225.480, most recent results first):
- Panna Udvardy vs. Eva Lys
- Arantxa Rus vs. Nadia Podoroska
- Daria Saville (Q) beat Tamara Korpatsch: 7-6 (6), 6-2
- Jule Niemeier (WC) beat Yulia Putintseva (6): 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
- Diana Shnaider beat Julia Grabher (5): 6-4, 6-2
- Bernarda Pera (3) beat Kaia Kanepi: 7-6 (6), 6-1
- Martina Trevisan beat Camila Osorio (8): 6-1, 6-3
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