Budapest Open: Zidansek reaches last 8
Tamara Zidansek defeated Jule Niemeier 6-3, 7-6 (11) on Wednesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Swiss Simona Waltert and Hungarian Anna Bondar, the second seed, in the next round
Slovenian Tamara Zidansek beat German Jule Niemeier 6-3, 7-6 (11) to advance to the last 8 of the Budapest Open at Római Tennis Academy on Wednesday.
Zidansek, ranked No 100, will face the winner of the match between Swiss Simona Waltert and Hungarian Anna Bondar, the second seed, next.
In the previous round, the Slovenian won against Hungarian wildcard Fanny Stollar (6-1, 7-5).
Niemeier, ranked No 72, defeated Pole Magdalena Frech (6-4, 5-7, 6-3) in the first round.
Budapest WTA 125, other second-round results (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Natalia Szabanin vs. Arantxa Rus
- Erika Andreeva vs. Oceane Dodin
- Viktoriya Tomova vs. Julia Grabher: wednesday
- Simona Waltert vs. Anna Bondar: wednesday
- Tamara Korpatsch (Q) beat Danka Kovinic: 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Mayar Sherif: 6-3, 6-2
- Lauren Davis beat Emma Navarro (Q): 7-5, 6-4
