Hamburg Open: Pera advances to last eight, Siniakova next
Bernarda Pera won against Joanne Zuger 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon and will play Czech Katerina Siniakova in the next round
Bernarda Pera USA at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest | Imago / Panoramic
American Bernarda Pera reached the last eight of the Hamburg Open by defeating Swiss qualifier Joanne Zuger 6-1, 6-1 at Am Rothenbaum in Hambourg on Wednesday afternoon.
Pera, ranked No 81, will face Czech Katerina Siniakova next.
The American won against Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse, the No 9 seed (6-0, 6-4) in the previous round. Zuger, ranked No 165, edged out German Jule Niemeier (6-4, 0-6, 6-4).
Hambourg WTA 250, other second-round results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Anett Kontaveit vs. Rebecca Peterson
- Maryna Zanevska (7) beat Alexandra Ignatik (Q): 6-4, 6-1
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich (4) beat Aleksandra Krunic: 6-3, 6-2
- Anastasia Potapova beat Maria Lourdes Carle (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Barbora Krejcikova (3) beat Magdalena Frech: 6-3, 6-0
- Andrea Petkovic (8) beat Misaki Doi: 6-4, 6-3
- Katerina Siniakova beat Laura Pigossi: 6-1, 6-1
