Canada's Bianca Andreescu outlasted Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in a battle of former Grand Slam winners Friday in the quarterfinals of the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2024 Canada's Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in action during her third round match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File PhotoCanada's Bianca Andreescu outlasted Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 in a battle of former Grand Slam winners Friday in the quarterfinals of the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Andreescu's next opponent will be Dalma Galfi of Hungary, who beat Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 7-5, 6-3. Galfi finished that match with a 6-0 advantage in aces. Jabeur has a date set with Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova for Saturday at the rain-delayed tournament.
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