Bad Homburg Open: Vekic beats Tomova to reach final

Croat Donna Vekic won against Bulgarian qualifier Viktoriya Tomova 6-0, 7-6 (6) to reach the final of the Bad Homburg Open.

Vekic, ranked No 49, will face Russian Diana Shnaider next.

Ahead of her victory, the Croat beat Italian qualifier Lucia Bronzetti (6-3, 6-4), Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 6 seed (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) and Katerina Siniakova (W/O).

Tomova, ranked No 58, defeated German wildcard Tatjana Maria (6-1, 6-3), Linda Noskova (6-4, 6-2) and Russian Anna Blinkova (2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (9)) earlier in the tournament.

Bad Homburg WTA 250, other semi-final result

• Diana Shnaider beat Emma Navarro (3): 7-5, 2-6, 6-3