BAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) — Spanish player Rebeka Masarova upset fifth-seeded Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-2 but Liudmila Samsonova survived a scare to reach the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open on Tuesday.
Second-seeded Samsonova needed 2 hours, 37 minutes to beat Czech player Linda Noskova 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3 at the grass-court tournament. Samsonova awaits the winner between Katerina Siniakova and Evgeniya Rodina in the next round.
American Emma Navarro beat Alizé Cornet of France 7-5, 7-6 (6) to reach the quarterfinals. The 22-year-old Navarro will next play Masarova, who converted five of her eight break point opportunities against Andreescu, without facing any from the Canadian player.
Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body.
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron have buried the latest dispute between their countries.
Kylian Mbappé’s twice-taken penalty moved him one goal behind Michel Platini on France’s all-time scoring list with 40 goals as Greece was beaten 1-0 in European Championship qualifying.
Captains Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane are in fine scoring form as France and England look to continue their perfect starts to European Championship qualifying with a fourth straight win.
Eighth-seeded Varvara Gracheva of France beat Italy’s Sara Errani 6-2, 7-5 for a quarterfinal match against Mayar Sherif or Lucia Bronzetti.
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