Prague Open: Noskova makes final

Czech Linda Noskova, the top seed, moved into the final of the Prague Open by beating Chinese Xinyu Wang, the No 4 seed, 6-4, 6-1 at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club on Friday afternoon.

This is the fourth final of her career, the first in 2025 and the second in Prague. In 2023, she was defeated by Japanese player Nao Hibino.

On Friday, Linda Noskova finished the match with 25 winners compared to just 13 for Xinyu Wang. The Czech did not face a single break point and broke her opponent’s serve four times.

Noskova, ranked No 23, will play No 5 seed Marie Bouzkova next. This will be the fourth meeting between the two players on the WTA Tour. Bouzkova leads 2–1 in their head-to-head but lost their most recent match at the 2024 Australian Open.

The 20-year-old Czech won against Katerina Siniakova (6-2, 4-6, 6-3), Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto (6-2, 6-4) and Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova (7-6 (5), 7-6 (7)) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds of the Prague tournament, Wang, ranked No 40, won against Czech Sara Bejlek (6-4, 6-1), Czech wildcard Lucie Havlickova (3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)) and Englishwoman Harriet Dart (6-3, 6-3).

Prague WTA 250, other semi-final result (Sparta Prague Tennis Club, clay, USD 275.094):

• Marie Bouzkova beat Tereza Valentova: 6-4, 7-5