Bad Homburg Open: Bronzetti recovers to beat Sherif and reach last eight

Italian Lucia Bronzetti advanced to the quarter-finals of the Bad Homburg Open by winning against Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the No 4 seed, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 at Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe.

Bronzetti, ranked No 65, will play Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Bad Hombourg tournament, the Italian beat Austrian Julia Grabher (6-4, 6-1).

Sherif, ranked No 31, edged out German wildcard Anna-Lena Friedsam (4-6, 6-4, 7-5) during the 32 of the Bad Hombourg tournament.

Bad Homburg WTA 250, other last 16 results (Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Leylah Fernandez vs. Anna Blinkova
• Iga Swiatek vs. Jil Teichmann
• Katerina Siniakova beat Evgeniya Rodina: 6-2, 6-4
• Rebeka Masarova beat Bianca Andreescu (5): 6-3, 6-2
• Liudmila Samsonova (2) beat Linda Noskova: 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3
• Emma Navarro beat Alize Cornet: 7-5, 7-6 (6)
• Varvara Gracheva beat Sara Errani: 6-2, 7-5