Dutch Open: Hruncakova upsets Andreescu to reach quarter-finals

Slovak Viktoria Hruncakova reached the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open by beating Canadian Bianca Andreescu, the No 6 seed, 7-6 (6), 6-3 at the Autotron Rosmalen in’s-Hertogenbosch on Thursday afternoon.

Hruncakova, ranked No 144, will play American Ashlyn Krueger next.

The Slovak won against Swiss qualifier Susan Bandecchi (6-4, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Rosmalen tournament, Andreescu, ranked No 37, won against qualifier Zeynep Sonmez (6-4, 6-4).

‘s-Hertogenbosch WTA 250, other last 16 results (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Celine Naef vs. Catherine McNally
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (4) beat Kimberly Birrell: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Emina Bektas (Q) beat Sachia Vickery (LL): 6-4, 6-4
• Liudmila Samsonova (2) beat Polina Kudermetova: 6-4, 6-1
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7) beat Greet Minnen: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
• Veronika Kudermetova (1) beat Carol Zhao (Q): 6-1, 6-3
• Ashlyn Krueger beat Victoria Azarenka (3): 6-3, 6-2