Young tennis hope Eva Lys reached the round of 16 at the WTA tournament in Lausanne and thus made a duel with Wimbledon surprise Jule Niemeier perfect.
The 20-year-old German champion won her opening game against the Russian Varvara Gratschewa 7: 5, 6: 4 after fighting her way into the main draw via qualification. Niemeier, who had reached the quarter-finals in Wimbledon and lost to Tatjana Maria there, had already won against the Swiss Ylena In-Albon 7: 5, 6: 7 (3: 7), 6: 3 on Monday.
Tamara Korpatsch, on the other hand, was eliminated. The 27-year-old from Kaltenkirchen lost the $251,750 clay court event to number three seeded Irina-Camelia Begu from Romania 4-6, 2-6. Korpatsch had tested positive for the corona virus after the grass classic in Wimbledon and had to cancel her start at the tournament in Contrexeville, France last week.
