Prague Open: Frech moves into quarter-finals
Magdalena Frech benefited from the abandonment of Dominika Salkova (6-4, 6-7 (4), 2-2) on Tuesday and will play Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 6 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Prague Open when Dominika Salkova retired.
Frech, ranked No 57, led 6-4, 6-7 (4), 2-2 when Salkova, ranked No 135, pulled out on Tuesday at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club.
The Pole will face Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 3 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Prague tournament, Magdalena Frech defeated Australian Astra Sharma (6-4, 2-6, 6-2).
Dominika Salkova won against Zeynep Sonmez (6-4, 6-0) in the first round of the Prague tournament.
Prague WTA 250, other second-round results (Sparta Prague Tennis Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Linda Noskova vs. Eva Lys
- Laura Samson vs. Katerina Siniakova
- Ena Shibahara vs. Ella Seidel
- Jana Fett vs. Viktoriya Tomova: tuesday
- Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Kathinka von Deichmann (LL): 6-1, 6-2
- Anhelina Kalinina beat Elsa Jacquemot: 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
- Magda Linette (4) beat Rebeka Masarova: 6-3, 6-4