Defending champion Magdalena Frech crashes out of Guadalajara Open, Tatjana Maria also loses
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Defending champion Magdalena Frech was sent packing from the Guadalajara Open after a 7-5, 6-4 quarter-final defeat by 19-year-old Czech Nikola Bartunkova on Sept 12, while German sixth seed Tatjana Maria was knocked out by Elsa Jacquemot.
Bartunkova secured the win over Polish fourth seed Frech – who won the WTA 500 hard-court tournament in 2024 by beating Australia’s Olivia Gadecki in straight sets in the final – in one hour and 38 minutes to advance to her first WTA semi-final.
Maria, the Queen’s Club champion, was another casualty as the 38-year-old fell to Frenchwoman Jacquemot 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarters.
American 17-year-old Iva Jovic continued her impressive run, recovering from a second-set wobble to take out Andorra’s Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) in the other quarter-final. Up next for Jovic is Bartunkova.
Marina Stakusic’s run was ended by Colombian Emiliana Arango 6-2, 6-3. The 20-year-old Canadian earlier stunned 2017 French Open champion and Latvian third seed Jelena Ostapenko in the round of 16. REUTERS
