Halep comes from a set and a break down to beat Siniakova in Bad Homburg Open
Simona Halep edged out Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and will face Slovenian Tamara Zidansek in the next round in Bad Homburg
Romania’s Simona Halep in action at the Birmingham Classic
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Former world No 1 Simona Halep, of Romania, needed all her experience and determination to come from a set and a break down to defeat Czech Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and move into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open at Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe in Bad Homburg on Tuesday.
Halep, the No 4 seed, lost the first set 6-4 and was down 3-0 in the second before mounting her comeback. She won nine games in a row to claim the second set 6-3 and move ahead 3-0 in the decider.
Siniakova brought the match back to serve at 5-4 but was broken in the 10th game once again by Halep, who will next face Slovenian Tamara Zidansek.
Zidansesk defeated Yuliya Hatouka 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in another first round match.
Bad Hombourg WTA 250, first-round results (Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe, grass, EUR 203.024)
- Bianca Andreescu beat Martina Trevisan (7): 6-3, 6-1
- Angelique Kerber (3) beat Anastasia Gasanova (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Sabine Lisicki (WC) beat Tamara Korpatsch (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Amanda Anisimova (6) beat Alison Van Uytvanck: 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Jule Niemeier (WC) beat Claire Liu: 6-2, 6-2
- Alize Cornet (9) beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-2, 6-4
- Greet Minnen beat Misaki Doi (LL): 6-3, 6-3
- Tatjana Maria (WC) beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
- Daria Kasatkina (1) beat Andrea Petkovic: 6-1, 6-2
- Ann Li beat Anna Bondar: 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1
- Katie Swan (Q) beat Sloane Stephens: 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Tamara Zidansek beat Yuliya Hatouka (Q): 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Caroline Garcia beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Kamilla Rakhimova (Q) beat Liudmila Samsonova (8): 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Kaja Juvan: 4-6, 7-5, 2-0 ret.
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