Hungarian Open: Sasnovich knocks out Lamens to reach semi-finals
Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Suzan Lamens 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 and will face the winner of the match between Avanesyan and Schmiedlova in the next round
Sasnovich, Budapest, 2024 © Zuma / Panoramic
Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich edged out Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the last 4 of the Hungarian Open at Római Tennis Academy.
Sasnovich, ranked No 134, will play the winner of the match between Russian Elina Avanesyan and Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova next.
The Belarusian edged out Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the second seed (2-6, 6-2, 6-4) and beat Russian Maria Timofeeva (6-3, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Budapest tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Lamens, ranked No 137, won against Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-0) and French qualifier Carole Monnet (6-4, 6-0).
Budapest WTA 250, other last-eight results (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Rebecca Sramkova vs. Eva Lys
- Diana Shnaider vs. Ella Seidel
- Elina Avanesyan vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
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