Former Wimbldon runner-up Lisicki into second in Bad Homburg

German wildcard Sabine Lisicki beat lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch 6-4, 7-6 (5) to move into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open at Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe in Bad Hombourg on Tuesday.

Lisicki, a runner-up at Wimbledon in 2013, won her first WTA Tour-level match since 2018. She will next face Belgian Greet Minnen.

Minnen defeated Japanese lucky loser Misaki Doi in straight sets.

Bad Hombourg WTA 250, first-round results (Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe, grass, EUR 203.024)

• Simona Halep vs. Katerina Siniakova
• Bianca Andreescu vs. Martina Trevisan
• Anastasia Gasanova vs. Angelique Kerber
• Amanda Anisimova (6) beat Alison Van Uytvanck: 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Jule Niemeier (WC) beat Claire Liu: 6-2, 6-2
• Alize Cornet (9) beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-2, 6-4
• Greet Minnen beat Misaki Doi (LL): 6-3, 6-3
• Tatjana Maria (WC) beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
• Daria Kasatkina (1) beat Andrea Petkovic: 6-1, 6-2
• Ann Li beat Anna Bondar: 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1
• Katie Swan (Q) beat Sloane Stephens: 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Tamara Zidansek beat Yuliya Hatouka (Q): 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
• Caroline Garcia beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Kamilla Rakhimova (Q) beat Liudmila Samsonova (8): 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Kaja Juvan: 4-6, 7-5, 2-0 ret.

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