Baindl moves into Warsaw semi-finals with win over Martic
Kateryna Baindl edged out Petra Martic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday. She’ll face Romanian Ana Bogdan in the next round
Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine plays at Hamburg | Imago / Panoramic
Ukrainian lucky loser Kateryna Baindl edged out Croat Petra Martic, the No 8 seed, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Poland Open at Arka Tennis Club in Gdynia on Friday afternoon.
Baindl, ranked No 190, will face Romanian Ana Bogdan next.
The 28-year-old, a former world No 62, had won just one match at tour-level prior to this week in Poland. She is the first lucky loser to reach a semi-final on the WTA Tour in 2022.
She improves to 2-0 lifetime against Martic with her triumph, which lasted two hours and five minutes.
After a trade of breaks in the final set, Baindl broke decisively in the final game, converting her second match point to lock up her spot in the semi-finals.
The Ukrainian defeated Belgian Maryna Zanevska, the No 11 seed (6-3, 6-3) and Italian qualifier Sara Errani (6-2, 3-0 ret.) in the previous rounds.
Earlier in the tournament, Martic, ranked No 56, won against Pole wildcard Weronika Falkowska (7-5, 6-4) and Pole wildcard Maja Chwalinska (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).
Warsaw WTA 250, other last eight matches (Warsaw), clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek vs. Caroline Garcia
- Jasmine Paolini (10) beat Viktorija Golubic: 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Ana Bogdan beat Laura Pigossi (LL): 6-1, 6-1
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