Dutch Open: Sasnovich moves into quarter-finals

Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the No 7 seed, beat Belgian Greet Minnen 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open at the Autotron Rosmalen in’s-Hertogenbosch on Wednesday.

Sasnovich, ranked No 71, will face the winner of the match between Polina Kudermetova and second seed Liudmila Samsonova next.

The Belarusian won against Italian Lucrezia Stefanini (6-0, 6-3) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Rosmalen tournament, Minnen, ranked No 120, won against Frenchwoman Jessika Ponchet (7-5, 4-6, 6-2).

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

• Celine Naef vs. Catherine McNally
• Viktoria Hruncakova vs. Bianca Andreescu
• Kimberly Birrell vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Sachia Vickery vs. Emina Bektas
• Polina Kudermetova vs. Liudmila Samsonova: wednesday
• Veronika Kudermetova (1) beat Carol Zhao (Q): 6-1, 6-3
• Ashlyn Krueger beat Victoria Azarenka (3): 6-3, 6-2