Tennis: Poland’s Fręch reaches last 16 of Monterrey Open

Poland’s Magdalena Fręch has made it through to the last 16 of the Monterrey Open tennis tournament in Mexico.

Polish tennis player Magdalena Fręch in action at the 2024 Monterrey Open.

Photo: EPA/Miguel Sierra

The 26-year-old, who is ranked world No. 45 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), outlasted Nadia Podoroska of Argentina 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round on Wednesday.

Polish patience 😅@MFrech97 outlasts Podoroska 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 37 minutes to reach Round 2 in Monterrey.#AbiertoGNPSeguros pic.twitter.com/JNiGggweke

— wta (@WTA) August 21, 2024

Up next for the Polish player at the hard-court tournament in Monterrey is Israel's Lina Glushko.

Prawie 3 godziny walki. Fręch wytrzymała wojnę nerwów 🔽#AbiertoGNPSeguroshttps://t.co/1DeJ8bo0j2

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) August 21, 2024

The Monterrey Open, which runs until Saturday, is the final warm-up for the Pole before the US Open Grand Slam event in New York.

Fręch last month reached the final of the Prague Open clay-court tournament in the Czech Republic, where she was overpowered by countrywoman Magda Linette.

The championship match in Prague marked Fręch's maiden WTA singles final. 

The 2024 US Open begins on Monday, August 26.

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Source: IAR, PAP