Dutch Open: Hruncakova reaches last four

Slovak Viktoria Hruncakova advanced to the semi-finals of the Dutch Open by beating American Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4 at the Autotron Rosmalen in’s-Hertogenbosch on Friday.

Hruncakova, ranked No 144, will face the winner of the match between Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the top seed, and Swiss wildcard Celine Naef next.

Earlier in the tournament, the Slovak won against Swiss qualifier Susan Bandecchi (6-4, 6-2) and Canadian Bianca Andreescu, the No 6 seed (7-6 (6), 6-3).

Krueger, ranked No 152, defeated Swede Rebecca Peterson (6-1, 6-2) and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the No 3 seed (6-3, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Rosmalen tournament.

‘s-Hertogenbosch WTA 250, other last 8 results (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Veronika Kudermetova vs. Celine Naef
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (4) beat Emina Bektas (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7) beat Liudmila Samsonova (2): 7-6 (4), 3-1 ret.