Bad Homburg Open: Navarro advances to semi-finals after Masarova retirement

American Emma Navarro progressed to the semi-finals of Bad Homburg when opponent Spaniard Rebeka Masarova retired when leading 7-6 (2), 1-1.

She will play the winner of the match between Katerina Siniakova and Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the second seed, next.

Navarro, ranked No 60, won against Argentinian lucky loser Nadia Podoroska (6-2, 6-0) and Frenchwoman Alize Cornet (7-5, 7-6 (6)) earlier in the tournament.

Bad Homburg WTA 250, other last 8 results (Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Katerina Siniakova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Iga Swiatek vs. Anna Blinkova
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Varvara Gracheva (8): 6-4, 6-3