{"id":604668,"date":"2026-04-15T01:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/604668\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T01:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:46:10","slug":"porsche-friend-eva-lys-turns-around-thriller-against-paula-badosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/604668\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche Friend Eva Lys turns around thriller against Paula Badosa"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n \"Porsche
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14\/04\/2026<\/p>\n

The fourth day of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix produced an emotional highlight for the German fans in the Porsche Arena. Facing defeat, Porsche Friend Eva Lys turned her first-round match against Paula Badosa around to advance to the last 16. Wednesday will see four Top 10 players enter the fray.<\/p>\n

At a glance<\/p>\n

\tThe German came back from a set and a double-break down against Paula Badosa to reach the last 16.
\n\tTwo other Germans \u2013 Ella Seidel and Tamara Korpatsch \u2013 bowed out after spirited performances.
\n\tElise Mertens, Karolina Muchova, Leylah Fernandez, Diana Shnaider and Ekaterina Alexandrova all progress to the last 16.
\n\tFour Top 10 players \u2013 Jasmine Paolini, Mirra Andreeva, Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina \u2013 will start their campaigns on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Gripping three-set thriller in the Porsche Arena \u2013 Porsche Friend Eva Lys defeated the former world No. 2 Paula Badosa of Spain 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 in an enthralling match and advanced to the last 16 after a match lasting two hours and 15 minutes. The German was 4-1, 40-15 down in the second set, but clawed her way back into the match and eventually converted her first match point.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old had stressed beforehand that she feels \u201fat home\u201d in Stuttgart \u2013 and it was exactly this special atmosphere that helped her to one of her most emotional victories in recent months. In the post-match interview, she said that she had simply tried to find her game without being too expectant and work her way point for point back towards her normal level. \u201fHaving the spectators in the almost full Porsche Arena believing in me meant a great deal.\u201d All the greater, therefore, was the relief at her first win since the knee injury she sustained in Australia. <\/p>\n

Ella Seidel, on the other hand, is out. The German lost her first-round match against Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-4, but still turned in a spirited display against the Belgian world No. 20. \u201fStuttgart is a wonderful tournament,\u201d said the 20-year-old. \u201fI was very happy at being able to play on Centre Court. It\u2019s always a superb atmosphere.\u201d Another German \u2013 Tamara Korpatsch \u2013 exited the tournament late in the evening. The 30-year-old lost 6-3, 6-1 to Diana Shnaider. <\/p>\n


\n \"Ella
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Ella Seidel<\/p>\n

Top stars enter the fray on Wednesday<\/p>\n

Wednesday will see four Top 10 players start their campaigns. First up will be the Italian Jasmine Paolini, the world No. 8, against the qualifier Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey. In the day\u2019s second match, Noma Noha Akugue will face Alycia Parks of the USA. Then, not before 5.00 pm, title-holder Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia will take on Mirra Andreeva. The 18-year-old world No. 9 won the WTA 500 tournament in Linz last week. Not before 6.30 pm, local hero Laura Siegemund will take on Poland\u2019s Iga Swiatek in a meeting between two Stuttgart champions. \u201fI\u2019ve got nothing to lose and hope I can put on a show,\u201d said the 2017 winner after her opening victory. To round off the day, Porsche Friend Eva Lys will face Elina Svitolina. Speaking ahead of her first match, the Ukrainian, the current world No. 7, stressed just how special it was for her to return to Stuttgart.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Porsche Arena<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix are available as usual via Easy Ticket Service (Internet or by calling +49 711\/2 55 55 55), or directly at www.porsche-tennis.com<\/a> or at the Porsche Arena box offices. Only a few tickets are still available for the four days between Thursday, 16 April and Sunday, 19 April. Information about VIP tickets enabling an exclusive tennis experience close up to the stars is available by emailing vip@perfectmatch.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s results<\/p>\n

1st Round, singles
[7] K. Muchova (CZE) vs [Q] A. Sasnovich 6-2, 6-4
E. Mertens (BEL) vs [WC] E. Seidel (GER) 6-3, 6-4
L. Fernandez (CAN) vs A. Eala (PHI) 6-1, 6-4
E. Lys (GER) vs [WC] P. Badosa (ESP) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
D. Shnaider vs [WC] T. Korpatsch (GER) 6-3, 6-1
[8] E. Alexandrova vs [Q] G. Knutson (CZE) 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n

1st Round, doubles

\nA. Parks (USA)\/A. Smith (USA) vs T. Mihalikova (SVK)\/L. Noskova (CZE) 6-4, 6-3

\nL. Siegemund (GER)\/V. Zvonareva vs A. Bolsova (ESP)\/Y. Cavalle-Reimers (ESP)

\n6-3, 6-1

\n[4] N. Melichar-Martinez (USA)\/L. Samsonova vs [WC] N. Noha Akugue (GER)\/E. Seidel (GER) 6-2, 6-4

\n[1] J. Ostapenko (LAT)\/S. Zhang (CHN) vs E. Lechemia (FRA)\/L. Salden (BEL)

\n7-5, 6-1<\/p>\n

Order of Play, Wednesday<\/p>\n

Centre Court
From 12.30 hrs
[Q] Z. Sonmez (TUR) vs [5] J. Paolini (ITA)
[Q] A. Parks (USA) vs [WC] N. Noha Akugue (GER)
Not before 17.00 hrs
J. Ostapenko (LAT) vs [6] M. Andreeva<\/p>\n

Not before 18.30 hrs

\n[3] I. Swiatek (POL) vs L. Siegemund (GER)

\nE. Lys (GER) vs [4] E. Svitolina (UKR) <\/p>\n

Court 1

\nFrom 12.30 hrs

\n[3] L. Kichenok (UKR) \/ D. Krawczyk (USA) vs U. Eikeri (NOR) \/ Q. Gleason (USA)

\nE. Hozumi (JPN) \/ F. Wu (TPE) vs [2] E. Perez (AUS) \/ D. Schuurs (NED)

\nNot before 15.00 hrs

\nS. Zhang (CHN) vs L. Noskova (CZE)

\nL. Fernandez (CAN) \/ F. Stollar (HUN) vs [4] N. Melichar-Martinez (USA) \/ L. Samsonova <\/p>\n

Porsche in tennis<\/p>\n

The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is the flagship of the Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG\u2018s worldwide involvement in women\u2019s tennis. First played in 1978, the Stuttgart WTA tournament stands for tradition and innovation, just like the Porsche brand. As the most loyal sponsor of women\u2019s international tennis, Porsche has accompanied the WTA\u2019s oldest indoor event right from the start. Porsche has also been a premium partner of the \u201fDeutsche Tennis Bund\u201d (DTB \u2013 German Tennis Association) since 2012 and is committed to fostering up-and-coming players in the Porsche Talent Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"14\/04\/2026 The fourth day of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix produced an emotional highlight for the German fans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-604668","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}