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Tennis, WTA – Nottingham Open 2024: Jabeur knocks out Fruhvirtova
Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the top seed, defeated qualifier Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Friday.
Jabeur, ranked No 10, will face No 6 seed Karolina Pliskova next.
Ahead of her victory, the Tunisian won against Colombian Camila Osorio (6-2, 6-3).
Fruhvirtova, ranked No 139, won against Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (6-4, 7-5) in the previous round of the Nottingham tournament.
Nottingham WTA 250, other last 16 results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Francesca Jones (WC) beat Ashlyn Krueger: 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
- Emma Raducanu (WC) beat Daria Snigur: 6-2, 6-2
- Magdalena Frech (5) beat Tatjana Maria: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Karolina Pliskova beat Heather Watson (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Katie Boulter (3) beat Rebecca Marino (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Diane Parry beat Daria Saville: 6-4, 6-1
- Kimberly Birrell (Q) beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-0
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