Bad Homburg Open: Niemeier stuns Sakkari to move into last 16
Jule Niemeier edged out Maria Sakkari 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) on Monday. She’ll face Spanish wildcard Paula Badosa in the next round
Jules Niemeier Panoramic
German lucky loser Jule Niemeier edged out Greek Maria Sakkari, the top seed, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) to advance to the last 16 of the Bad Homburg Open.
Niemeier, ranked No 96, will play Spanish wildcard Paula Badosa next.
Bad Homburg WTA 250, other last-32 results
- Diane Parry vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Peyton Stearns vs. Yulia Putintseva
- Caroline Wozniacki vs. Elina Svitolina
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Anna Blinkova
- Angelique Kerber vs. Diana Shnaider
- Tamara Korpatsch vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Katerina Siniakova vs. Clara Burel: monday
- Liudmila Samsonova (2) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 6-3, 6-1
- Linda Noskova beat Taylor Townsend (LL): 7-5, 6-1
- Emma Navarro (3) beat Jaqueline Cristian (Q): 6-3, 6-1
- Donna Vekic beat Lucia Bronzetti (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Viktoriya Tomova (Q) beat Tatjana Maria (WC): 6-1, 6-3
- Paula Badosa beat Arantxa Rus: 6-4, 6-1
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (6) beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-3, 6-0
- Dayana Yastremska beat Mirra Andreeva (8): 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
