Tennis-Frech stuns sixth-seed Andreeva, lucky loser Jabeur powers through


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 27, 2025, Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his first-round match against Britain's Cameron Norrie REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Poland's Magdalena Frech came from a set down to battle past world number seven Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6 7-5 6-0 on Monday, booking a place in the Berlin Open round of 16 and staging the upset of the tournament.

The 18-year-old sixth seed looked to be cruising to victory when she bagged the first set with an audacious backhand slice dropshot on her fourth set point against Frech.

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