Halep comes from a set and a break down to beat Siniakova in Bad Homburg Open

Simona Halep edged out Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and will face Slovenian Tamara Zidansek in the next round in Bad Homburg

Romania's Simona Halep in action at the Birmingham Classic Romania’s Simona Halep in action at the Birmingham Classic Image Credit: AI / Reuters / Panoramic

Former world No 1 Simona Halep, of Romania, needed all her experience and determination to come from a set and a break down to defeat Czech Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and move into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open at Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe in Bad Homburg on Tuesday.

Halep, the No 4 seed, lost the first set 6-4 and was down 3-0 in the second before mounting her comeback. She won nine games in a row to claim the second set 6-3 and move ahead 3-0 in the decider.

Siniakova brought the match back to serve at 5-4 but was broken in the 10th game once again by Halep, who will next face Slovenian Tamara Zidansek.

Zidansesk defeated Yuliya Hatouka 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in another first round match.

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

  • Bianca Andreescu beat Martina Trevisan (7): 6-3, 6-1
  • Angelique Kerber (3) beat Anastasia Gasanova (Q): 6-2, 6-2
  • Sabine Lisicki (WC) beat Tamara Korpatsch (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
  • 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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