Dutch Open: Alexandrova moves into semi-finals
Ekaterina Alexandrova won against Emina Bektas 6-4, 6-4 on Friday afternoon. She’ll face Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Alexandrova at Madrid Open, 2023 Imago / Panoramic
Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 4 seed, reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Open by defeating American qualifier Emina Bektas 6-4, 6-4 at the Autotron Rosmalen in’s-Hertogenbosch on Friday.
Alexandrova, ranked No 26, will play Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the No 7 seed, next.
The Russian won against Evgeniya Rodina (6-3, 6-4) and Australian Kimberly Birrell (6-4, 7-6 (3)) ahead of her victory.
In the previous rounds of the Rosmalen tournament, Bektas, ranked No 186, beat Hungarian Dalma Galfi (7-5, 7-6 (1)) and lucky loser Sachia Vickery (6-4, 6-4).
‘s-Hertogenbosch WTA 250, other quarter-finals results (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Celine Naef
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Viktoria Hruncakova
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Liudmila Samsonova (2): 7-6 (4), 3-1 ret.
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