Third seed Mirra Andreeva survived a first set slip-up to battle past Denmark's Clara Tauson 3-6 6-3 6-1 on Wednesday for a spot in the Bad Homburg Open quarterfinals.
With Wimbledon starting on Monday, Russian teenager Andreeva got a 109-minute workout on grass against the big-serving world number 23 before racing through the third set.
"I knew this match would be tough. This was the fourth time we played this season. This year we have played on every surface," Andreeva said
"I just tried to stay calm – I don't know if I managed – and fight for every point. I just fight."
Rising to the challenge 💪
— wta (@WTA) June 25, 2025
Mirra Andreeva regroups to take out Tauson in a fierce three setter, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1!#BadHomburgOpen pic.twitter.com/mAnln2jhSr
Andreeva, seventh in the world, found herself in trouble when she was broken in the seventh game with power baseliner Tauson going on to win the first set.
The Russian, who kept punching her thigh in frustration throughout the match, initially had trouble controlling the Dane's powerful and accurate serve but did earn her first break of the match to go 4-2 up in the second set and level.
She did not have to wait long for another break and she got three in a row to cruise through the third set.
She will next face Czech Linda Noskova, who ousted Donna Vekic of Croatia, a Wimbledon semifinalist last year, 2-6 6-2 6-4.
Back ✌️ Back QFs on grass
— wta (@WTA) June 25, 2025
Linda Noskova battles back to defeat Vekic in a heavy hitting match 2-6, 6-2, 6-4!#BadHomburgOpen pic.twitter.com/a6YUhmKbER
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova battled past Maria Sakkari in three sets to book her quarterfinal spot where she will face fourth-seed Iga Swiatek of Poland.
The world number 18 broke the Greek once in the first set but it was enough to win it 6-3.
Both players held serve with Sakkari improving her own to level after a successful tiebreak.
But she failed to convert any of her eight break points throughout the match and conceded the third set to Alexandrova who unleashed a total of 13 aces.
Took the scenic route 🛤️
— wta (@WTA) June 25, 2025
Alexandrova posts a 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 win over Sakkari to make the quarterfinals in Bad Homburg!#BadHomburgOpen pic.twitter.com/AIOQ0hQpER
Beatriz Haddad Maia needed five match points before subduing Ukraine's seventh-seed Elina Svitolina 3-6 6-4 7-6(7) in a tight match, with the Brazilian next facing Italian second seed Jasmine Paolini.
Digging deep
— wta (@WTA) June 25, 2025
Haddad Maia navigates Svitolina 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) to make the last eight in #BadHomburgOpen pic.twitter.com/VuFAvuMUhj