‘s-Hertogenbosch Open: Krunic stuns Pegula to reach quarter-finals
Aleksandra Krunic edged out Jessica Pegula 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Thursday. She’ll face Hungarian qualifier Dalma Galfi in the next round
Krunic, Birmingham 2022 – © Action Plus / Panoramic
Serb Aleksandra Krunic reached the last eight of the’s-Hertogenbosch Open by edging out American Jessica Pegula, the top seed, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 at Autotron Rosmalen.
Krunic, ranked No 400, will face Hungarian qualifier Dalma Galfi next.
The Serb defeated French qualifier Jessika Ponchet (4-6, 6-2, 6-1) in the previous round of the Rosmalen tournament.
During the 32 of the Rosmalen tournament, Pegula, ranked No 5, won against Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich (6-2, 6-2).
Rosmalen WTA 250, other last-16 results (Autotron Rosmalen, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Robin Montgomery vs. Jule Niemeier
- Celine Naef vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (3) beat Emina Bektas: 7-5, 6-4
- Dalma Galfi beat Veronika Kudermetova (5): 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
- Naomi Osaka (WC) beat Suzan Lamens (WC): 6-2, 6-2
- Greet Minnen beat Donna Vekic (7): 6-1, 0-6, 7-5
- Bianca Andreescu (WC) beat Yue Yuan (6): 6-4, 6-4
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