Tennis: Poland’s Fręch through to Guadalajara Open quarterfinals

Poland’s Magdalena Fręch has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open tennis tournament in Mexico.

Polish tennis player Magdalena Fręch.

Photo: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The 26-year-old Pole, who is ranked world No. 43 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), defeated American Ashlyn Krueger 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the round of 16.

A late night battle in Mexico 💪@MFrech97 comes back to defeat Krueger in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 and books her ticket into the quarterfinals. #GDLOpenAKRONxSantander pic.twitter.com/7etQuVnFLK

— wta (@WTA) September 13, 2024

The fifth-seeded Polish player will now face Canadian wild card Marina Stakusic for a place in the last four at the hard-court tournament in Guadalajara, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Magdalena Fręch w ćwierćfinale! Dobra gra na turnieju w Guadalajarze zapewni Polce rekordowe miejsce w rankingu WTA! https://t.co/gPI1ZZ6BIV

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) September 13, 2024

FIRST WTA QUARTERFINAL ✅

Wildcard Marina Stakusic is into the final eight in Guadalajara for the first time in her career! #GDLOpenAKRONxSantander pic.twitter.com/iPF72FLvON

— wta (@WTA) September 13, 2024

Fręch in July reached the final of the Prague Open clay-court tournament in the Czech Republic, where she was overpowered by countrywoman Magda Linette.

The championship match in Prague marked Fręch's maiden WTA singles final. 

The Guadalajara Open event runs until Sunday.

(gs)

Source: IAR, PAP