Elena Rybakina reveals she used Stuttgart Porsche to pass driving test after Shnaider win

“We’re always on tour, so I’m missing this kind of driving a bit, but it’s been amazing and I’m super happy to be back!” stated Rybakina, who will subsequent face both Leylah Fernandez or Zeynep Sonmez.

Rybakina was joined within the quarterfinals by No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva, who seems to have turned round her season since switching the clay. The 18-year-old arrived in Stuttgart recent off profitable her second title of the 12 months in Linz, and, after dethroning defending champion Jelena Ostapenko, navigated a first-set tiebreaker to defeat American Alycia Parks, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Andreeva had struggled for consistency after beginning the 12 months with a title in Adelaide, displaying flashes of emotional upheaval via defeats on the BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open.

“I’m just super happy with the way I stayed composed,” Andreeva said after the match. “I felt like at some moments I was getting a little bit more tight, because for me, every point was important when you play against these kind of dangerous players.”