Linda Fruhvirtova reaches first WTA final in Chennai, set to break into top 100
Linda Fruhvirtova edged out Nadia Podoroska 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday and will face Pole Magda Linette, the No 3 seed, for the title
Linda Fruhvirtova (Chennai Open Twitter)
Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova reached her first WTA Tour final at the Chennai Open on Saturday, beating Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in a thrilling battle.
The 17-year-old Fruhvirtova, ranked No 130 but who will break into the world’s top 100 for the first time next week, will play Pole Magda Linette, the No 3 seed, who advanced when Briton Katie Swan retired, trailing3-0 in their semi-final.
Fruhvirtova, a product of the Mouratoglou Academy, reached the final for the loss of just two sets. She beat qualifier En-Shuo Liang (4-6, 6-1, 6-3), Swede Rebecca Peterson, the No 5 seed (6-4, 6-2) and Russian Varvara Gracheva, the second seed (6-4, 6-3) before taking out former French Open semi-finalist Podoroska.
Earlier in the tournament, Podoroska, ranked No 298, won against Japanese qualifier Kyoka Okamura (6-4, 6-3), German Tatjana Maria, the No 4 seed (3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)) and Canadian wildcard Eugenie Bouchard (1-6, 6-4, 6-2).
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