Hamburg Open: Niemeier knocks out Putintseva to reach quarter-finals

German wildcard Jule Niemeier reached the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open by winning against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 6 seed, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 at Am Rothenbaum.

Niemeier, ranked No 106, will face Australian qualifier Daria Saville next.

In the previous round of the Hamburg tournament, the German defeated wildcard Ella Seidel (7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3).

Putintseva, ranked No 58, won against French qualifier Elsa Jacquemot (6-2, 6-4) in the 32 of the Hamburg tournament.

Hamburg WTA 250, other last 16 results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 225.480, most recent results first):

• Panna Udvardy vs. Eva Lys
• Arantxa Rus vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Storm Hunter vs. Noma Noha Akugue
• Daria Saville beat Tamara Korpatsch: 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Diana Shnaider beat Julia Grabher (5): 6-4, 6-2
• Bernarda Pera (3) beat Kaia Kanepi: 7-6 (6), 6-1
• Martina Trevisan beat Camila Osorio (8): 6-1, 6-3