Hungarian Open: Lys through to semi-finals
Eva Lys edged out Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Friday evening and will play Russian Diana Shnaider, the top seed, in the next round
Eva Lys, Budapest, 2024 © Zuma / Panoramic
German Eva Lys moved into the last four of the Hungarian Open by edging out Slovak Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) at Római Tennis Academy in Budapest.
Lys, ranked No 129, will play Russian Diana Shnaider, the top seed, next.
The 22-year-old German defeated Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the No 6 seed (6-3, 6-0) and American Bernarda Pera (7-6 (6), 4-1 ret.) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Sramkova, ranked No 109, edged out Romanian qualifier Miriam Bulgaru (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) and won against Chinese Xiyu Wang, the No 3 seed (7-6 (4), 6-3).
Budapest WTA 250, other last-eight results (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Diana Shnaider beat Ella Seidel (LL): 6-4, 6-2
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Elina Avanesyan: 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Suzan Lamens: 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
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