In a continuation of their first-round match interrupted by darkness, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki achieved a notable upset by defeating No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5 at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany on Tuesday.
Former World No. 1 Wozniacki secured her first victory on grass since Wimbledon 2019, clinching only her second win in seven encounters against Svitolina. The match saw Wozniacki rally from a break down in the final set, demonstrating resilience and tactical prowess. She capitalized on her first serve, winning 74.3 percent of points (52 of 70) and saving 7 of 12 break points during the intense contest.
Elsewhere in the tournament, Donna Vekic of Croatia overcame No. 6 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Paula Badosa of Spain and Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria also secured spots in the quarterfinal stage with victories in their respective matches.
Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Peyton Stearns advanced to the second round through their wins, while Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic led No. 2 seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-3, 2-2 before their match was suspended due to external conditions.
In Eastbourne, England, at the Rothesay International, No. 6 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia breezed past Xinyu Wang of China with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the first round. Ashlyn Krueger secured a hard-fought win over Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland, prevailing 6-1, 6-7 (1), 7-5. However, Sloane Stephens of the United States suffered a defeat at the hands of Emma Raducanu of Great Britain, who won 6-4, 6-0.
Additionally, Katie Boulter of Great Britain emerged victorious against Petra Martic of Croatia with a scoreline of 6-1, 7-6 (8), while Elise Mertens of Belgium defeated Yuriko Lily Miyazaki of Great Britain 6-1, 6-2. Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic advanced when Elina Avanesyan of Russia retired down 3-1 in the first set, rounding out the day’s results from the tournament in Eastbourne.
