Halep sets up Anisimova quarter-final showdown at Bad Homburg

Former world No 1 Simona Halep, of Romania, defeated Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Bad Homburg Open on Wednesday evening.

Halep, ranked No 19, will face No 6 seed Amanda Anisimova next. The American scored a 6-0, 6-2 win over Ann Li.

After a close battle in the first round where she beat Czech Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, Halep looked in absolute control of the one-hour, six-minute contest

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

• Angelique Kerber (3) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-2, 6-3
• Bianca Andreescu beat Katie Swan (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Amanda Anisimova beat Ann Li: 6-0, 6-2
• Sabine Lisicki (WC) beat Greet Minnen: 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
• Alize Cornet (9) beat Tatjana Maria (WC): 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (1) beat Jule Niemeier (WC): 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
• Caroline Garcia beat Kamilla Rakhimova (Q): 6-3, 6-4

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