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Tennis: Poland’s Fręch reaches last eight of Birmingham Open

23.06.2023 09:30
Poland’s Magdalena Fręch has made it through to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles at the Birmingham Open grass-court tennis tournament in Britain.
Magdalena Fręch
Magdalena FręchEPA/KIERAN GALVIN

The 25-year-old Pole, who is ranked world No. 72 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), defeated Romanian Sorana Cîrstea 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 in their second-round clash in Birmingham on Thursday.

Fręch will now take on second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia for a place in the semifinals.

Meanwhile, Poland's Magda Linette has booked her place in the semifinals of the women’s doubles competition at the Birmingham Open, together with Bernarda Pera of the United States.

The 2023 Birmingham Open, a warm-up event before Wimbledon, runs until Sunday.

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Source: IAR, PAP