Bad Homburg | Niemeier stuns Sakkari, but Samsonova and Haddad Maia get off the mark

Upset in Bad Homburg as Niemeier shocks Sakkari, while Samsonova and Haddad Maia notch first wins

[ad_1] At the WTA 250 Bad Homburg Open on Monday, Jule Niemeier stunned top-seed Maria Sakkari, while Diana Shnaider upset another local favourite, Angelique Kerber, but Liudmilla Samsonova and Beatriz Haddad Maia both advanced safely enough into round 2. Niemeier, a Germany lucky loser ranked 98 in the world, replaced Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the draw…

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Adelaide | Ostapenko, Kasatkina and Garcia make R2, but Vondrousova, Samsonova and Pliskova bow out

Adelaide | Ostapenko, Kasatkina and Garcia make R2, but Vondrousova, Samsonova and Pliskova bow out

[ad_1] The 1st-round of the WTA 500 Adelaide International was completed on Tuesday, and the upsets continued, with Laura Siegemund beating 7th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova in 3 sets, and qualifier Katerina Siniakova seeing off wild-card Karolina Pliskova, but Jelena Ostapenko, Daria Kasatkina and Caroline Garcia were among those to make it safely through to round 2….

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