Thursday's quarterfinal of the 2022 WTA Hamburg Open will see top seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia taking on eighth seed Andrea Petkovic of Germany.
The Hamburg Open’s top seed, Anett Kontaveit, defeated Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson on Wednesday by scores of 6-3 and 6-2 to go to the quarterfinals. In an hour and 20 minutes, Kontaveit defeated the world no. 93 by converting five of nine break points and saving four of five other opportunities. The triumph came after a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Irina Bara of Romania in the first round on Tuesday. The two victories signal the world no. 2’s return to form after the Estonian struggled in the previous three competitions, losing in the first rounds of the French and Italian Opens and picking up only one victory at Wimbledon. Kontaveit, a four-time champion with seven final appearances in 2021, has already made two final appearances this year. She won in St. Petersburg to capture her sixth WTA championship and came in second at the Qatar Open.
Andrea Petkovic, ranked 67th in the world, defeated Miasaki Doi of Japan in straight sets to advance back to the quarterfinals in Hamburg. The 34-year-old German, who finished second last year, has had a quiet season thus far but has played well in the tournament’s first two rounds. She beat Doi 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday after upsetting fellow countrywoman Tamara Korpatsch 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round. In a match that lasted one hour and 44 minutes, Petkovic gained a 5-2 lead with the help of a double break in the opening set, but she was unable to serve out the set on her first attempt, surrendering serve and giving Doi hope for a comeback. But the German swiftly recovered and finished the set at the second chance.
Anett Kontaveit and Andrea Petkovic will take on each other on Thursday, July 21 in the quarterfinal round of the 2022Â WTAÂ Hamburg European open. The competition is scheduled to commence on July 17 and conclude on July 23 this year.
Player | Seed |
Anett Kontaveit | 1 |
Daria Kasatkina | 2 |
Barbora Krejcikova | 3 |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 4 |
Anhelina Kalinina | 5 |
Varvara Gracheva | 6 |
Maryna Zanevska | 7 |
Andrea Petkovic | 8 |
The 2022 Hamburg European Open will have five rounds of play both for the ATP and WTA competitors. These are the first round, second round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The tournament is scheduled to be held from July 18 to July 24, but the qualifiers will commence from July 16 for both the men’s and women’s categories.
Competition stage | Dates |
First round | July 17 and 18 (women’s), July 18 and 19 (men’s) |
Second round | July 19 and 20 (women’s), July 20 and 21 (men’s) |
Quarter-final | July 21 (women’s), July 22 (men’s) |
Semi-final | July 22 (women’s), July 23 (men’s) |
Final | June 23 (women’s), July 24 (men’s) |
Here is a list of broadcasters covering the 2022 Hamburg Open