The 36-year-old from Metzingen beat Tamara Korpatsch 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 16 at the WTA tournament in China.
Laura Siegemund has also won her third tennis duel against Tamara Korpatsch. The 36-year-old from Metzingen won 6-4, 6-4 in just over two hours in the round of 16 at the WTA tournament in Jiujiang, China. Siegemund had previously defeated the player from Hamburg twice on German soil in two sets: in Hechingen in 2018 and in Bad Homburg in 2021.
Siegemund (WTA 101), who beat Moyuka Uchijima of Japan in the first round, will face Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand or local favorite Zheng Saisai in the quarterfinals. Korpatsch (No. 200) advanced with a two-set victory over Priska Madelyn Nugroho of Indonesia.