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, where she is the defending champion.

Polish tennis player Magdalena Fręch.

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

The 27-year-old Pole, who is ranked world No. 30 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), defeated Italian qualifier Lucrezia Stefanini 6-0, 7-6 in the round of 16.

A DRAMATIC TIEBREAK VICTORY 👌

The No.4 seed @MFrech97 progresses into the final eight 👏#GDLOpenAKRONxSantander pic.twitter.com/cFFxcfXH79

— wta (@WTA) September 12, 2025

The fourth-seeded Polish player, who had a bye in the first round, will now face Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic for a place in the last four at the hard-court tournament in Guadalajara, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Fręch won last year's Guadalajara Open to claim her first career singles title. She defeated Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki 7-6, 6-4 in the championship match.

Defending champion progresses 👊@MFrech97 beats Stefanini 6-1, 7-6 to reach the quarterfinals.#GDLOpenAKRONxSantander pic.twitter.com/Th7jhCQ6lh

— wta (@WTA) September 12, 2025

The 2025 Guadalajara Open event runs until Sunday.

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Source: IAR, PAP