Overview

• Tatjana Maria was eliminated in the first round by Leylah Fernandez, losing 0:6, 6:7 (1:7).
• Laura Siegemund lost her opening match 2:6, 2:6 to Victoria Azarenka after traveling overnight from Nottingham, where she had won a doubles title.
• Siegemund criticized the Bad Homburg scheduling and the WTA for allowing only two hours of rest between events.
• Eva Lys retired from her second qualifying match due to an inflammation in her abdominal muscles after choosing to play the warm-up event for extra grass-court experience.
• Billie-Jean-King-Cup coach Rainer Schüttler confirmed that Lys’s injury is not serious and she is expected to compete at the Grand Slam next week.